WestwoodPA
1,501 residents make their home in this town in Pennsylvania.
Is Westwood a good place to live?
Among 1,038 Pennsylvania towns, just one has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Westwood. We don’t grade Westwood yet; the figures below are still real.
USS New Jersey and 158 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Westwood. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw36 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw37 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw39 mi MuseumLynnewood HallPhoto credits
USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Westwood: who provides what
Westwood is unincorporated, so Chester 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 Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Westwood.
Westwood skews younger than Pennsylvania
Here, nearly a third of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 35% in Pennsylvania as a whole. People 65 and older are 1% of residents (20% statewide); children under 18 are 30% of residents (21% statewide). Westwood’s midpoint age is 33.9 years.
| Westwood | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33.9 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 41% and 82% women
The Census survey reached too few of Westwood’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±20.4 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Westwood | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.7% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 22.8% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.7% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 19.5% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 27.7% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 3.5% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 0.1% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 1.1% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 16.4% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.4% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 28.3% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 30.5% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 1.4% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,500, single groups can be off by several points
The biggest natural risk in Westwood is inland flooding, at a low overall level
Of the losses FEMA expects in Westwood, 67% come from inland flooding and 6% from tornadoes. Compared with 77% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is lower.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Westwood’s year
The range runs from 22° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 32 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Westwood stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally, with fewer of its residents who live below the poverty line
Jobs based in Westwood grew to 360 in 2024, 133 more than in 2014. For Westwood, the mean commuting time is put at 30 minutes, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are West Goshen Township (7%), Caln Township (5%) and Philadelphia (5%). Half of commuters travel less than 15 miles.
| Westwood | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
How healthy Westwood is
Just over one in ten adults report frequent physical distress in Westwood, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 14%. Among adults locally, 20% binge drink.
| Westwood | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 34% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Westwood | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 5.6% | 7.7% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.6% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conservation land takes up 2.2% of Westwood
Across 1 park or preserve run 0.2 miles of trail. Its park or preserve gives Westwood 2 acres of open land.
| Westwood | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.2% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. John A. Gibney Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Westwood
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Westwood
About 1 of every 100 Westwood residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Questions about Westwood
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Westwood, PA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Westwood yet; the figures below are still real.