WestmereNY
A town of 8,334.
Is Westmere a good place to live?
50% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Westmere, where New York’s towns sit at 32% and U.S. towns at 29%. We don’t grade Westmere yet; the figures below are still real.
Every workday, about 4,992 people come to Westmere for work
Where Westmere’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
MVP Arena and 54 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Westmere. Close and well known come first.
7 mi Stadium & arenaMVP Arena
7 mi MuseumUSS Slater
36 mi MountainMount Greylock
7 mi Ancient siteFort Orange
7 mi MuseumSchuyler Mansion
6 mi TheatreThe EggPhoto credits
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Moving to Westmere: who provides what
Westmere is unincorporated, so Albany County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Westmere.
About one in three of Westmere’s working residents commute to Albany
Most working residents leave Westmere for work: only 6% work in town. Westmere’s average trip to work is 18 minutes, below both the New York town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Westmere grew to 5,196 in 2023, 981 more than in 2013.
| Westmere | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.2% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.1% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Very low risk in Westmere, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 96% of U.S. communities. Since 2011, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Westmere.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Westmere
Westmere has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 15° and about 56 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Westmere is
Westmere beats the New York average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 10% of adults report frequent physical distress in Westmere.
| Westmere | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 33% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.7% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Westmere | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.6% | 17.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.6% | 12.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.8% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
4.9% of Westmere is conserved land
2.5 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Westmere’s trail density is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Westmere | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.9% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Westmere Trail | 0.3 mi | 14 |
| 2. Albany Pine Bush Preserve | 0.1 mi | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Westmere sells for about $350K at the median
52% of Westmere households own their home.
| Westmere | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 52% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,629 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Westmere
Colleges nearby
16 within 15 miles of the center of Westmere
About 7 of every 100 Westmere residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
About Westmere
Hamlet and CDP in New York, United States
Westmere is a hamlet in the town of Guilderland, Albany County, New York, United States. Since the 1970 Census, a census-designated place (CDP) has been established with the name of Westmere for tabulating the population of what the census has defined as the boundaries for Westmere. As of the 2020 census, Westmere had a population of 7,560. It is a suburb of the neighboring city of Albany. U.S. Route 20 (Western Avenue) bisects the community and is the major thoroughfare and main street. Along Western Avenue are numerous strip malls, shopping plazas, and commercial buildings, with residential use on the side streets to the north and south. Crossgates Mall, the Capital District's largest sho…
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- Area
- 3.2 sq mi
Westmere’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Westmere.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmere | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Albany | #669 | D | C | D | C− | B+ |
| Guilderland | #166 | A− | C− | B− | A− | A |
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Is Westmere, NY a good place to live?
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