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Westmoreland is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A− overall, ranked 150th of 745 in New York, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $105K. It also does better than most on schools: its schools rank ahead of 80% of New York towns. A typical home there costs about $238K, 3.4 years of the Utica metro’s $70K median household income. On the outdoors, just 55 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. 3.2% of residents live below the poverty line in Westmoreland, where New York’s towns sit at 9.5% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. On history, just 114 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse.
Where Westmoreland beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Westmoreland Upper Elementary School | 3–6 | 230 |
| Deforest A Hill Primary School | PK–2 | 185 |
| Donald H Crane Junior/Senior High School | 7–12 | 360 |
Where Westmoreland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Westmoreland is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,542 in 1800, a low of 1,135 in 1810, 6,138 in 2010. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2018 and 3 maps from 1895 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Westmoreland, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Westmoreland.
Westmoreland owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has commutes shorter than most of New York.
Its public schools are run by the Westmoreland Central School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Donald H Crane Junior/Senior High School, with 360 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westmoreland Upper Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–6 | Grades 3–6 | 230 | B |
| Donald H Crane Junior/Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 360 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 15 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Westmoreland.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average commute for its 2,623 working residents takes 26.6 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Westmoreland for work: only 6% work in town. Jobs based in Westmoreland grew to 963 in 2023, 83 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Utica (14%), Rome (11%) and New Hartford (10%).
| Westmoreland | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $105,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.1% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Westmoreland has cold winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 81° and January nights drop to 13°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
6.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Westmoreland is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Westmoreland | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Westmoreland Town Park | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (39% statewide). Westmoreland’s median age is 47 years. 30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York.
| Westmoreland | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 years | 42.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 20% | 22% |
44% women, 56% men
About 127 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±5.2 points). Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Westmoreland | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.2% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.5% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.5% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.8% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.2% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.3% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 21% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.9% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.5% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.9% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.3% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.5% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 17.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.7% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.7% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Against the 7,810 U.S. towns with household incomes like Westmoreland’s, it is less healthy than 69%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Westmoreland beats the New York average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 18% of Westmoreland adults binge drink.
| Westmoreland | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 33% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Westmoreland | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.4% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 14% | 17.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.8% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
90% of households own their home in Westmoreland.
| Westmoreland | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 90% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $874 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Westmoreland. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi MuseumNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum315K visitors a year
36 mi Stadium & arenaJMA Wireless Dome
6 mi National MonumentFort Stanwix National Monument78K visitors a year24 mi LandmarkFort Dayton
39 mi LakeOnondaga Lake
10 mi Stadium & arenaUtica Memorial AuditoriumNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · JMA Wireless Dome: Jimhoward03, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Stanwix National Monument: NPS photo, Public domain · Onondaga Lake: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Utica Memorial Auditorium: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0
5 within 15 miles of the center of Westmoreland
About 2 of every 100 Westmoreland residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
6 notable people were born in Westmoreland.
6 towns share a border with Westmoreland.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmoreland | #150 | A− | B− | — | A− | B |
| Whitestown | #67 | A | B− | A+ | B+ | B+ |
| Kirkland | #127 | A | C− | — | A− | A |
| Rome | #687 | D | B− | C | D | C− |
| Vernon | #293 | B | B | — | B | B |
| Verona | #281 | B | B+ | — | B | B+ |
| Clark Mills | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Westmoreland, Kirkland, Vernon and Verona report no FBI crime data of their own. Clark Mills isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Westmoreland with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Westmoreland grades A− overall, better than 82% of U.S. towns and #150 of 745 in New York. It grades B for health and A− for schools.
The typical home is worth about $238,000, 55% below the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
6 notable people were born here, including Nathaniel P. Langford and Warren I. Lee.
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