Name: Westmere, NY statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Westmere

Albany County loses about 3.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in13,627

Moved out14,503

Net−876

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Rensselaer County, NY2,4592,435+24

Schenectady County, NY1,5911,845−254

Saratoga County, NY1,1781,765−587

Kings County, NY433273+160

Queens County, NY450185+265

Greene County, NY350239+111

Bronx County, NY280

Columbia County, NY221

Within New York, other states or abroad

Arrivals

71%29%

Leavers

62%37%

Within New YorkOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$66K

Leavers$79K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Albany County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 14.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.6% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Albany County report $66,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $79,400, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need: $65,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,629 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,260 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $313,400.
Getting to work: 18 minutes each way on average; 10.3% work from home; 4.2% take transit.
If it is close but not quite: Lake Mills, WI matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two

Moved here in the past year1
14.9%
160% above the median place
Income of households moving out7
$79,373
13% above the median place
Moved from another state1
1.6%
21% below the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Westmere	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	14.9%	160% above
Moved from another state1County figure	1.6%	21% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	-3.6	below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure	$66,250	6% below
Income of households moving out7County figure	$79,373	13% above

What it costs to live here

52% of homes are owner-occupied, fewer than in 87% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track.

Westmere22.1%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$65,160

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

22.1%

8% above the median place

Home price to income

3.5x

7% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

22%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$69,200

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Westmere, $1,629 a month, and local prices for everything else (99.0 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Westmere, but easier on the budget

Places that match Westmere on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

Place	Match	Rent to income	More left a year
Lake Mills, WI	85	15.9% vs 22.1%	n/a	Compare
Madison, SD	84	17.9% vs 22.1%	n/a	Compare
Lake Hiawatha, NJ	84	17.8% vs 22.1%	$12,300	Compare
Union Grove, WI	83	12.8% vs 22.1%	$27,300	Compare

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Property tax rate1
2.0%
116% above the median place
Homeownership1
52.2%
21% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$6,180
89% above the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	Westmere	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,629	19% above
Rent to income1	22.1%	8% above
Property tax rate1	2.0%	116% above
Home price to income1	3.5x	7% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	99.6	1% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,711	6% above
HUD area median income4County figure	$123,100	15% above
Property tax paid (median)1	$6,180	89% above
Median home value1	$313,400	2% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	5.0%	57% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	50.5%	2% below
Homeownership1	52.2%	21% below
Renters paying 30%+1	41.7%	18% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$2,260	21% above
Vacant homes1	4.6%	35% below
Median year built1	1973	0% below

Work and pay

Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 125 hours a year commuting, less than in 85% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track.

Mean commute1
18 min
28% below the median place
Income per person1
$58,980
47% above the median place
Poverty rate1
7.2%
33% below the median place

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Westmere	Vs median
Median household income1	$88,378	10% above
Income per person1	$58,980	47% above
Unemployment1County figure	5.0%	3% above
Average annual pay6County figure	$85,818	30% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	4.2%	14% above
Jobs6County figure	235,826	57% above
Poverty rate1	7.2%	33% below
Mean commute1	18 min	28% below
Works from home1	10.3%	17% below
Commutes by transit1County figure	4.2%	395% above

Who lives here

25% of residents were born outside the US, more than in 90% of the 1,842 places under 10,000 people we track.

Born abroad1
25.1%
185% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
50.4%
57% above the median place
No health insurance1
4.5%
30% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.3 −6%

High school or higher94.0% +2%

Homes with broadband93.6% +1%

Median age39.4 +1%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Westmere	Vs median
Population1	8,334	4794th largest
Median age1	39.4	1% above
Bachelor's or higher1	50.4%	57% above
High school or higher1	94.0%	2% above
Household size1	2.3	6% below
Born abroad1	25.1%	185% above
No health insurance1	4.5%	30% below
Homes with broadband1	93.6%	1% above

Life in Westmere

OpenStreetMap shows 0 libraries per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 80% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 340 New York places we track.

237 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 13 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%

Playgrounds per 10k1.2 −87%

Grocery stores per 10k2.4 +13%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k38.4 3.4×

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails1 km −75%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.6 3.0×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

Martin Van Buren National Historic Site 24 miles
Saratoga National Historical Park 25 miles
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site 62 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars29.4 +41%

Shops38.9 +28%

Arts, recreation and fitness6.2 +51%

Doctors' offices and clinics20.5 +1%

Child care centers3.1 +35%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
23.7
23% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
29.4
41% above the median place
Students per teacher12
11.9
23% below the median place

All 18 schools and local life measures

Measure	Westmere	Vs median
Public schools12County figure	73	above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure	39,946	above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure	11.9	23% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	29.4	41% above
Shops per 10k8County figure	38.9	28% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	6.2	51% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	20.5	1% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	3.1	35% above
Parks per 10k9	0.0	below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k9	1.2	87% below
Grocery stores per 10k9	2.4	13% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	38.4	244% above
Libraries per 10k9	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails9	0.5	75% below
Transit stops per sq mi9	0.6	200% above
Nearest National Park Service site10	23.7	23% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10	2	0% above
National Register listings11County figure	237	above (median 13)

Safety, weather and risk

January average low is 14°F, 44% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Westmere. Larger places are fetched first.

January average low13
14°F
44% below the median place
Average temperature13
48°F
13% below the median place
July average high13
82°F
6% below the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Westmere	Vs median
July average high13County figure	82°F	6% below
January average low13County figure	14°F	44% below
Average temperature13County figure	48°F	13% below
Annual precipitation13County figure	41.6 in	5% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure	85.9	7% below
Hurricane risk14County figure	84.4	20% above
Tornado risk14County figure	88.0	8% above
Wildfire risk14County figure	36.2	41% below
Heat wave risk14County figure	73.2	19% below
Median air quality index15County figure	39	9% below
Good air days15County figure	68.5%	0% above

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release. Between the 2019 and 2024 releases, which share no survey years, the median rent went from 22.1% to 22.1% of the median income.

Median gross rent

Up 29.3% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 29.0% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 34.6% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$69,600

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 50% of places

Pay vs rent

-0.1 pts

a year, rent outrunning pay. Better than 52% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Affordability trend

+0.1 pts

rent share of income, 2019 to 2024 (22.1% to 22.1%)

Rent vs fundamentals Experimental

+16%

against places with the same traits in this market

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Westmere in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 22% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 22% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Westmere does better than 48% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 19%.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,629/mo (2024)	$2,100/mo	$1,720 to $2,550/mo	+4.3%
Median household income	$88,378 (2024)	$112,500	$95,000 to $133,000	+4.1%
Median home value	$313,400 (2024)	$440,000	$319,000 to $606,000	+5.8%

The median home would be worth 3.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.5 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like Westmere

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
Lexington, SC	$1,545	$87,126	Compare
Downingtown, PA	$1,518	$96,228	Compare
Marlton, NJ	$1,720	$94,464	Compare
Rockwood, VA	$1,744	$97,992	Compare

Nearby

Compare Westmere with

Places built like Westmere

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Westmere performs against places like it.

Place	Rent to income	Income growth	Pop. change
Westmere, NY	22.1%	5.2%/yr	n/a
Downingtown, PA	18.9%	7.7%/yr	6.6%	Compare
Raritan, NJ	23.5%	6.3%/yr	8.7%	Compare
Finderne, NJ	21.5%	7.5%/yr	n/a	Compare
Suffern, NY	24.0%	5.0%/yr	2.9%	Compare
Hackettstown, NJ	18.9%	5.8%/yr	-0.5%	Compare
Avenel, NJ	22.5%	7.7%/yr	n/a	Compare

Common questions

Is Westmere a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 70 out of 100, better than 70% of the places we rate and 95th of 340 in New York. On cost, space and class size it scores 35 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Westmere expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 22.1% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $313,400.

What salary do you need to live in Westmere?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $65,160 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Westmere?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Lexington, SC, Downingtown, PA, Marlton, NJ and Rockwood, VA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Westmere with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Westmere itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/westmere-new-york

Citytistics. “Westmere, New York.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/westmere-new-york/

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