WestvaleNY
A town of 5,212.
Is Westvale a good place to live?
We don’t grade Westvale yet; the figures below are still real.
99% of working residents leave Westvale for work
Where Westvale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
JMA Wireless Dome and 23 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Westvale. Close and well known come first.
4 mi Stadium & arenaJMA Wireless Dome
3 mi LakeOnondaga Lake
35 mi LakeCayuga Lake
4 mi Stadium & arenaOncenter War Memorial Arena
4 mi Stadium & arenaAlliance Bank Stadium
4 mi MuseumEverson Museum of ArtPhoto credits
JMA Wireless Dome: Jimhoward03, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Onondaga Lake: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cayuga Lake: The original uploader was Cornellrockey at English Wikipedia. Later versions we, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Oncenter War Memorial Arena: Crazyale, Public domain · Alliance Bank Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Everson Museum of Art: Crazyale, Public domain
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Moving to Westvale: who provides what
Westvale is unincorporated, so Onondaga 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 Westvale.
Fewer of Westvale’s residents live below the poverty line than in the typical New York or U.S. town
Among workers in Westvale, 15% do their job from home, against 12% in New York’s towns and 11% across U.S. towns. Its typical household income is $99,000. Jobs in Westvale grew by 112 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 961. Commuting out is the norm locally: 1% of working residents work locally.
| Westvale | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.3% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $99,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Westvale is inland flooding, at a low overall level
FEMA puts three quarters of Westvale’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 7% to tornadoes. In Westvale, the FEMA hazard score is 30 of 100, close to New York’s towns (31 of 100) and below U.S. towns (44 of 100). Paid flood insurance claims in the town since 1978: 2.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Westvale is
7.4% of Westvale adults worry about having enough food. The town does better than the New York average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 4. In Westvale, 18% of adults get no exercise outside work, and 14% report frequent mental distress.
| Westvale | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 25% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Westvale | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.4% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.8% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Walberta Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Westvale
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Westvale
About 3 of every 100 Westvale residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Westvale’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Westvale.
Questions about Westvale
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Westvale, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Westvale yet; the figures below are still real.