Housing data for Westwood (Chester County), PA
Westwood (Chester County), PA has an estimated 1,501 residents and 428 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Chester County.
3.0% of households rent.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,501 (±947)
- Housing units
- 428 (±251)
- Households that rent
- 3.0%
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +139.4%
What stands out in Westwood (Chester County)
Households that rent: 3.0% (±5.2 points) in Westwood (Chester County), lower than in Chester County (24.9%).
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.0% (±12.6 points) in Westwood (Chester County), lower than in Chester County (14.3%).
Median home value: $176,400 (±$151,174) in Westwood (Chester County), lower than in Chester County ($485,600).
Median real estate taxes: $3,556 (±$852) in Westwood (Chester County), lower than in Chester County ($6,308).
Housing in Westwood (Chester County) at a glance
- Rent burden: 0.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 3.0% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $87,804 median household income
- Home values: $176,400 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Homeowner costs: $1,499 median monthly cost with a mortgage (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Property taxes: $3,556 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Bedrooms: 92.8% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 85.8% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 44.2% heat with utility gas (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Commute and cars: 29.8 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +139.4% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 15.0% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Westwood (Chester County) against Chester County, its state and the nation
| Westwood (Chester County) | Chester County | Pennsylvania | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,501 (±947) | 547,840 (exact) | 13,018,639 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 428 (±251) | 212,491 (±225) | 5,806,452 (±672) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 3.0% (±5.2 points) | 24.9% (±0.7 points) | 30.7% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,763 (±$28) | $1,209 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $87,804 (±$11,397) | $127,208 (±$2,511) | $77,971 (±$342) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $176,400 (±$151,174) | $485,600 (±$4,003) | $254,500 (±$767) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $3,556 (±$852) | $6,308 (±$63) | $3,311 (±$12) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 85.8% (±52.3 points) | 44.9% (±1.0 points) | 67.3% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 29.8 minutes (±7.6) | 26.9 minutes (±0.4) | 26.3 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 99.8% (±0.7 points) | 94.7% (±0.4 points) | 89.7% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 33.9 years (±3.6) | 40.8 years (±0.2) | 40.9 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Westwood (Chester County) covers 0.5 square miles of land, about 3,284 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Westwood (Chester County) has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 627 (±201) | 1,501 (±947) | +139.4% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 240 (±86) | 428 (±251) | +78.3% | Not a measurable change |
| Median home value | $158,800 (±$16,473) | $176,400 (±$151,174) | +11.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $71,211 (±$28,164) | $87,804 (±$11,397) | +23.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,597 (±$70) | $1,499 (±$797) | −6.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $3,287 (±$410) | $3,556 (±$852) | +8.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 12.3% (±12.5 points) | 3.0% (±5.2 points) | −9.3 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±52.0 points) | 0.0% (±82.3 points) | 0.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Chester County
Westwood (Chester County) has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Chester County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Chester County recorded 86 violent and 579 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Westwood (Chester County)
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayti | 1.3 mi | $1,132 | $283,000 | 22.1% |
| Coatesville | 2.2 mi | $1,471 | $194,000 | 60.0% |
| South Coatesville | 2.3 mi | $1,241 | $280,200 | 39.7% |
| East Fallowfield Township (Chester County) | 2.5 mi | $1,439 | $400,100 | 9.8% |
| Modena | 2.7 mi | $1,317 | $211,800 | 39.7% |
| Sadsbury Township (Chester County) | 2.9 mi | $1,357 | $355,200 | 15.1% |
| Parkesburg | 3.3 mi | $1,201 | $305,900 | 40.1% |
| West Caln Township | 4.0 mi | $1,379 | $347,700 | 13.0% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Westwood (Chester County), fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,438 | $1,558 | $1,860 | $2,216 | $2,445 |
HUD income limits for Westwood (Chester County), fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $25,800 | $42,950 | $68,750 |
| 2 people | $29,450 | $49,100 | $78,550 |
| 3 people | $33,150 | $55,250 | $88,350 |
| 4 people | $36,800 | $61,350 | $98,150 |
| 5 people | $39,750 | $66,300 | $106,050 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $71,200 | $113,900 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $76,100 | $121,750 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $81,000 | $129,600 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $122,700.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Westwood (Chester County) is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
It lies inside Valley Township (Chester County), whose figures include it.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Westwood (Chester County)
What is the median household income in Westwood (Chester County)?
The median household income in Westwood (Chester County) is $87,804 (±$11,397) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How much are property taxes in Westwood (Chester County)?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Westwood (Chester County), PA is $3,556 (±$852) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How long is the average commute in Westwood (Chester County)?
Workers who live in Westwood (Chester County), PA take an average of 29.8 minutes each way (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Westwood (Chester County) growing?
In Westwood (Chester County), the number of residents went from 627 in 2015–2019 to 1,501 in 2020–2024 (+139.4%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Westwood CDP (Chester County), Pennsylvania
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Westwood CDP (Chester County), Pennsylvania
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Westwood CDP (Chester County), Pennsylvania
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Westwood CDP (Chester County), Pennsylvania
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Westwood CDP (Chester County), Pennsylvania
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Westwood CDP (Chester County), Pennsylvania
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Westwood CDP (Chester County), Pennsylvania
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Westwood CDP (Chester County), Pennsylvania (place:84248, in state:42).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .