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39.91° N · 75.05° W · GEOID 3479520

Westmont

Camden County, New Jersey · part of the Philadelphia, PA metro

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The short answer

Westmont is home to 14,195 people. Median household income is $115,317 a year and median rent is $1,754 a month, 18.3% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $422,200, about 3.7x annual median household income.

Westmont is defined by its growth. Home value growth is 10.5% a year, against 7% a year in its closest peers. Also notable: Unemployment is 7.9%, against 4.8% in its closest peers.

67OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Above average

Westmont scores better than 67% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 112th of 287 in New Jersey.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%61
Economy 20%46
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%48
Education 10%88
Commute 10%47
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,754
28% above the median place
Median household income
$115,317
44% above the median place
Median home value
$422,200
32% above the median place
Unemployment
7.9%
62% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

01

Moving to Westmont

Camden County loses about 0.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in20,753
Moved out21,028
Net−275

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within New Jersey, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New JerseyOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$72K
Leavers$76K

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

Who moves here
3.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.1% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Camden County report $71,900 a year in income on average; those leaving, $75,600, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$70,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,754 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,532 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $422,200.
Getting to work
26 minutes each way on average; 26.6% work from home; 7.0% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Plymouth, MI matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
3.2%
44% below the median place
Moved from another state1
2.1%
5% above the median place
Income of households moving out7
$75,629
8% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureWestmontAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year13.2%44% below
Moved from another state12.1%5% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-0.717% below
Income of households moving in7County figure$71,8812% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$75,6298% above
02

What it costs to live here

Half the homes were built before 1955, older housing than in 91% of the 2,300 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Westmont18.3%
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
$70,160
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
18.3%
10% below the median place
Home price to income
3.7x
4% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
18%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$93,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Westmont, but easier on the budget

Places that match Westmont 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.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Plymouth, MI9513.0% vs 18.3%$2,200Compare
La Grange Park, IL9114.4% vs 18.3%$7,300Compare
Midland Park, NJ9115.1% vs 18.3%$24,600Compare
Kirkwood, MO8913.3% vs 18.3%$12,900Compare

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Property tax paid (median)1
$10,001
206% above the median place
Median year built1
1955
1% below the median place
Vacant homes1
4.6%
35% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureWestmontAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,75428% above
Rent to income118.3%10% below
Home price to income13.7x4% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure102.52% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,86015% above
HUD area median income4County figure$122,70014% above
Property tax paid (median)1$10,001206% above
Median home value1$422,20032% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.8%82% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure74.2%44% above
Homeownership165.4%2% below
Renters paying 30%+148.9%3% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,53235% above
Vacant homes14.6%35% below
Median year built119551% below
03

Work and pay

27% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 91% of the 2,241 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Commutes by transit1
7.0%
above the median place (median 0.8%)
Works from home1
26.6%
114% above the median place
Unemployment1
7.9%
62% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$60,438 +51%
Poverty rate5.8% −46%
Median household income$115,317 +44%
Mean commute26 min +2%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureWestmontAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$115,31744% above
Income per person1$60,43851% above
Unemployment17.9%62% above
Average annual pay6County figure$70,9458% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.7%27% below
Jobs6County figure207,14237% above
Poverty rate15.8%46% below
Mean commute126 min2% above
Works from home126.6%114% above
Commutes by transit17.0%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 2.1%, 67% below the median place.

No health insurance1
2.1%
67% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
59.9%
87% above the median place
Household size1
2.2
13% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher96.9% +5%
Homes with broadband96.3% +4%
Born abroad4.8% −46%
Median age41.1 +5%
All 8 people measures
MeasureWestmontAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population114,1953120th largest
Median age141.15% above
Bachelor's or higher159.9%87% above
High school or higher196.9%5% above
Household size12.213% below
Born abroad14.8%46% below
No health insurance12.1%67% below
Homes with broadband196.3%4% above
05

Life in Westmont

OpenStreetMap shows 1.4 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 95% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

100 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents1.4 −86%
Playgrounds per 10k7.0 −25%
Grocery stores per 10k1.4 −33%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k17.6 +58%
Libraries per 10k1.4 +62%
Named paths and bike trails1 km −40%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi2.3 10.7×

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

  • Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial 6 miles
  • Independence National Historical Park 6 miles
  • Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site 6 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.0 −4%
Shops30.3 +0%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.6 −12%
Doctors' offices and clinics23.4 +16%
Child care centers2.4 +4%

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

Nearest National Park Service site10
5.5
82% below the median place
Public school students12
1,426
71% below the median place
Public schools12
4
56% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureWestmontAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12456% below
Public school students121,42671% below
Students per teacher1213.314% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure20.04% below
Shops per 10k8County figure30.30% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.612% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure23.416% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.44% above
Parks per 10k91.486% below
Playgrounds per 10k97.025% below
Grocery stores per 10k91.433% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k917.658% above
Libraries per 10k91.462% above
Named paths and bike trails91.240% below
Transit stops per sq mi92.3above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site105.582% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1010400% above
National Register listings11County figure100above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 97.0, 8% above 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 Westmont. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk14
97.0
8% above the median place
Wildfire risk14
86.3
41% above the median place
Hurricane risk14
88.5
25% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureWestmontAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure87°F0% above
January average low13County figure25°F0% above
Average temperature13County figure55°F1% above
Annual precipitation13County figure46.9 in7% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure93.21% above
Hurricane risk14County figure88.525% above
Tornado risk14County figure84.84% above
Wildfire risk14County figure86.341% above
Heat wave risk14County figure97.08% above
Median air quality index15County figure442% above
Good air days15County figure65.6%4% below
08

Westmont in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 19% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 18% 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, Westmont does better than 58% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 72%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,754/mo (2024)$2,270/mo$1,860 to $2,770/mo+4.4%
Median household income$115,317 (2024)$145,500$123,000 to $172,000+4.0%
Median home value$422,200 (2024)$615,000$447,000 to $847,000+6.5%

The median home would be worth 4.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.7 now.

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

09

Places like Westmont

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

PlaceRentIncome
Midlothian, VA$1,760$110,084Compare
Arlington Heights, IL$1,760$116,723Compare
Rochester Hills, MI$1,644$120,694Compare
Novi, MI$1,747$110,723Compare
Novi, MIRochester Hills, MIArlington Heights, ILMidlothian, VAWestmont, NJWestmontMidlothianArlington HeightsRochester HillsWestmontMidlothianArlington HeightsRochester Hills

Places built like Westmont

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 Westmont performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Westmont, NJ18.3%4.4%/yrn/a
Beacon, NY18.4%8.7%/yr3.8%Compare
Collingswood, NJ19.8%4.1%/yr1.4%Compare
Haddon Heights, NJ10.5%5.4%/yr1.5%Compare
Forest Hills, PA14.3%4.6%/yr-4.9%Compare
Oakmont, PA15.4%7.1%/yr-2.7%Compare
Ardmore, PA17.8%4.2%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Westmont a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 67 out of 100, better than 67% of the places we rate and 112th of 287 in New Jersey. On cost, space and class size it scores 64 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Westmont expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 18.3% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $422,200.

What salary do you need to live in Westmont?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $70,160 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Westmont?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Midlothian, VA, Arlington Heights, IL, Rochester Hills, MI and Novi, MI.

Sources and methods

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

  1. 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
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. 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.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 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
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. 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); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

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

Citytistics. “Westmont, New Jersey.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/westmont-new-jersey/

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.