WestwoodPA
The town has 1,613 residents and lies in Pennsylvania.
Is Westwood a good place to live?
39% of residents are 65 or older in Westwood, above both the Pennsylvania town median (21%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). The biggest park or preserve is Stackhouse Park, at 31 acres. We don’t grade Westwood yet; the figures below are still real.
Moving to Westwood: who provides what
Westwood is unincorporated, so Cambria 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.
Natural hazards: very low risk in Westwood, mostly inland flooding
For Westwood, the FEMA hazard score is 6 of 100. FEMA puts 70% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 8% to cold waves. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 94% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Westwood has snowy winters and pleasant summers
The midsummer high for Westwood comes to 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Westwood stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally, with the median household income lower than most
Half commute less than 7 miles. 12% of residents live below the poverty line in Westwood. Just 4% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The top destinations are Johnstown (28%), Richland Township (11%) and Lower Yoder Township (5%).
| Westwood | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $44,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.8% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A larger share of adults have high blood pressure in Westwood than in most of Pennsylvania or the rest of the country
Two figures for adults in Westwood: 14% binge drink, 16% have diabetes. Only 2 of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Westwood. Among adults here, 37% have obesity. On the CDC’s 26 measures, Westwood is ahead of Pennsylvania on 4 and behind on 12.
| Westwood | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 34% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Westwood | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13.6% | 18.3% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 86% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.7% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3.7% of Westwood is conserved land
Across 1 park or preserve: 1.0 miles of trail. Westwood’s trail network density is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Westwood | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.7% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stackhouse Park | — | 31 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Flight 93 National Memorial and 18 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Westwood. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
10 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
5 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
40 mi MountainMount Davis18 mi Theme parkIdlewild and Soak Zone
16 mi MuseumFort LigonierPhoto credits
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 · Fort Ligonier: The original uploader was Mind meal at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0
Everything we know about Westwood
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Westwood
About 3 of every 100 Westwood residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Westwood
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Westwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP is in southwestern Cambria County, in the eastern part of Lower Yoder Township. It is bordered to the north by the city of Johnstown, to the east by the borough of Brownstown, and to the south by the borough of Westmont. It sits on a hilltop at elevations ranging from 1,700 to 1,800 feet (520 to 550 m), about 500 to 600 feet (150 to 180 m) above the valley of the Conemaugh River, where Johnstown sits.
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- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,736 ft
Westwood’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Westwood.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westwood | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lower Yoder Township | — | — | A− | — | D | C |
| Westmont | #442 | B+ | B− | — | B | B+ |
| Johnstown | #1004 | D | A | D | D | D− |
| Brownstown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Lower Yoder Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Lower Yoder Township and Westmont report no FBI crime data of their own. Westwood and Brownstown aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Westwood with a neighbor →
Questions about Westwood
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Is Westwood, PA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Westwood yet; the figures below are still real.