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Westmont's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades B+, 442nd of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania. 11% of its land is conserved. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 95% of U.S. towns, with 2 places on the National Register. 59% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Westmont, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (29%) and U.S. towns (29%). On history, just 167 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Stackhouse Park, at 113 acres.
Where Westmont beats most towns.
11.3% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Westmont is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 499 in 1900, a peak of 6,673 in 1970, 4,982 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2003 and 3 maps from 1904 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Westmont, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Westmont.
Westmont has less tooth loss than most of Pennsylvania and sends most of its workers to Johnstown and beyond.
There are 2.2 miles of trail across 3 parks and preserves. Westmont’s concentration of trails comes in at 1.0 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stackhouse Park | — | 113 |
| 2. The Mound | — | 11 |
| 3. Engh Field | 0.2 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
One of its 3 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Public schools: Westmont Hilltop SD. 2 public schools serve Westmont, with 1,074 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westmont Hilltop El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 749 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Of the losses FEMA expects in Westmont, 65% come from inland flooding and 10% from cold waves. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 97% of U.S. communities. The town has had 15 paid flood insurance claims since 1978.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Westmont has 440 jobs for its 1,974 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
The average trip to work in Westmont is 22 minutes. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 4% of working residents work locally. Since 2013, Westmont has lost 52 jobs, to 440 in 2023. The top destinations are Johnstown (24%), Richland Township (12%) and Upper Yoder Township (4%).
| Westmont | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $109,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.6% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 5.5% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide. Against the 7,290 U.S. towns with household incomes like Westmont’s, it is healthier than 54%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
Westmont: 37% of adults have high blood pressure. Of 26 CDC measures, Westmont beats the Pennsylvania average on 9 and trails it on 2.
| Westmont | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 79% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 4.3% | 7% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Westmont | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.5% | 14.5% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.3% | 5.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
For Westmont, the peak summer temperature is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The share of households in Westmont who own their home: 91%. For Westmont, the median rent is $935 a month.
| Westmont | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 91% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $935 a month | $1,116 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 Westmont. Close and well known come first.
Big draw40 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw17 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
10 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
6 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
39 mi MountainMount Davis18 mi Theme parkIdlewild and Soak ZoneFallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: Matthew A. Lynn; Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Westmont
About 3 of every 100 Westmont residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Westmont’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Westmont on the National Register of Historic Places.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Westmont is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Westmont had a population of 4,982.
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7 towns share a border with Westmont.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmont | #442 | B+ | B− | — | B | B+ |
| Southmont | — | — | B | — | B | A− |
| Johnstown | #1004 | D | A | D | D | D− |
| Lower Yoder Township | — | — | A− | — | D | C |
| Upper Yoder Township | #466 | B+ | B+ | — | B | B |
| Westwood | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elim | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brownstown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Southmont and Lower Yoder Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Westmont, Southmont, Lower Yoder Township and Upper Yoder Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Westwood, Elim and Brownstown aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Westmont with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Westmont grades B+ overall, better than 71% of U.S. towns and #442 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B+ for health and B for schools.
The typical home is worth about $181,000, 37% below the Pennsylvania 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−.
