Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Westville’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D for incomes. Only 16 of New York’s 1,213 towns score lower on health. Westville's schools rank behind 85% of the state's. On cost of living, just 77 of New York’s 1,215 towns do better. Only 38 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on history. Westville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Westville’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 Westville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 619 in 1830, a low of 619 in 1830, 1,819 in 2010. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1876 and 4 maps from 1915 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Westville, 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 Westville.
43% of adults have obesity in Westville, against 33% in New York’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. 14% of adults have diabetes in Westville. Westville beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17.
| Westville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 33% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Westville | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 6% |
| More smokers | 19.3% | 11.3% |
| More adults with obesity | 42.9% | 28.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1% of working residents work locally in Westville, where New York’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 8%. Since 2013, Westville has lost 53 jobs, to 41 in 2023. Westville’s median household income is $57,000.
| Westville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Westville has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Westville is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Westville since 1999.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
3.3 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
| Westville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
84% of Westville households own their home.
| Westville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 84% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $928 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Westville; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Westville residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Town in New York, United States
Westville is a town in Franklin County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 1,819. Westville is on the northern border of the county, northwest of Malone.
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4 towns share a border with Westville.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westville | — | — | A− | — | C− | D |
| Fort Covington | — | — | A+ | — | D | D |
| Constable | — | — | A | — | C− | D |
| Bangor | — | — | A− | — | C− | C− |
| Malone | #515 | C | B+ | — | C− | C+ |
Westville, Fort Covington, Constable and Bangor have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Westville, Fort Covington, Constable, Bangor and Malone report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Westville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $112,000, 79% 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 A−.