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Westwood is a small town of 1,613 people in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. It's part of the Johnstown, PA area. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 72 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $678 a month.
1,613people
$100kTypical home
$678/moRent
80° / 35°Summer / winter
72"Snow
190Sunny days
166Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,613
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,249 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- In the Johnstown, PA area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$629/mo)
- Median rent $678/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 166 days a year with rain or snow
- 72" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (224 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,068 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 10% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to JST airport
- 68 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,726 ft
- 141 mi to the ocean
- 138 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 174 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 36 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cambria County: R+40 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk