WestmereNY
A town of 8,334.
Is Westmere a good place to live?
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
MVP Arena: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Slater: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Greylock: Jstergis, CC BY 3.0 · Fort Orange: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Schuyler Mansion: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Egg: Nitant23, CC BY-SA 3.0
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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
The median commute is under 7 miles. Jobs based in Westmere grew to 5,196 in 2023, 981 more than in 2013. For most workers, Westmere is a place to come home to: only 6% work in town. Also worth knowing: the town’s average trip to work stands at 18 minutes, below both the New York town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| 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
Westmere has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 96% of U.S. communities. Flood insurance has paid out on 2 claims in Westmere since 2011. 53% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 17%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Westmere’s year
Westmere’s typical July afternoon high is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Westmere is
In Westmere, 8.6% of adults worry about having enough food. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Westmere is ahead of New York on 17 and behind on 1. Westmere: just over one in ten adults say their health is fair or poor, against 17% in New York’s towns and 19% across U.S. towns. Among adults locally, 13% report frequent mental distress and 27% have obesity.
| 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
Conservation land takes up 4.9% of Westmere
Westmere’s trail density stands at 0.8 miles per square mile. Trails total 2.5 miles in 2 parks and preserves.
| 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 households are owner-occupiers in Westmere. In Westmere, the midpoint rent is $1,629 a month.
| 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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