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Westmorland is a small town of 1,844 people in Imperial County, California. It's about 18 miles from El Centro, CA and 89 miles from San Diego, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 108°F and winter highs 71°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $310k and rent runs about $793 a month.
1,844people
$310kTypical home
$793/moRent
108° / 71°Summer / winter
0"Snow
339Sunny days
15Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,844
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3,028 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to San Diego, CA
- 18 mi to El Centro, CA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $310k (≈$1,956/mo)
- Median rent $793/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 108°F
- Winter highs around 71°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 50°F)
- 339 sunny days a year (240 totally clear)
- 26 cloudy days a year
- 13 of 90 winter days are gray
- 15 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 120 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (230 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (438 per 100k)
People
- Median age 28
- 43% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to IPL airport
- 75 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation -161 ft
- 81 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 108 mi to the nearest ski area
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 68 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of California districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Imperial County: Purple — split almost evenly
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.