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Living in Westland

There were 7,168 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026. In July 2026, owner occupation was 61.3% and the vacancy rate was 6.18%. Its population was 83,633 in July 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1934 sources

Population82,333people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary2,912EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent1,018EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate5.97%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime1,805offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 14% aboveOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean10.96µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Westland?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Westland.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Median gross rent was US$1,158 per month, while the median home value was US$184,600 in July 2026. 47.8% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Westland recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet19Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan20Official · national market
Median gross rent$1,158/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent47.83 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)6.18 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents1,446 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics9Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,086 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)1Official
Median monthly rent1,018 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables24Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes974 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)10Official

Is Westland a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 45–63%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–67%
Student51%strong on education, weak on work · range 41–61%
Family46%strong on family, weak on cost · range 37–55%
Retirement45%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 34–56%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

9.3% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 7,640 of 82,333 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$62,076 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Westland is 6.0%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income62,076 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband77.13 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with a broadband subscription91.53 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with internet but no subscription2.42 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households without internet6.02 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with satellite internet3.63 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Median gross salary2,912 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)23Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)3,848 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov22Official
Unemployment rate5.97 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables24Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Westland?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €3,848 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,842of €3,009 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€3,009
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €1,086
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,842
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Westland Salary needed to live in Westland

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Westland. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search
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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Westland. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher90.6 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Schools66 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count13Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · school district
School enrolment, share of residents21.34 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio159 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio12Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents7,168 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio12Official
Preventable hospitalizations4,854 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio12Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Westland when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesWestland highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Westland highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
Westland1,805
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,805 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting11Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents377 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics9Official
Recorded violent crimes346 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)10Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time25.36 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0.14 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers commuting by public transport0.21 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers walking to work1.13 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Destinations from nearest airport135 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights16Official
Nearest airportDTW3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official
Distance to nearest airport13 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Westland. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Westland.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Westland is 11.0 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean10.96 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202432Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan 0.167 · Feb 1.78 · Mar 7.72 · Apr 14.83 · May 21.28 · Jun 26.5 · Jul 28.72 · Aug 27.44 · Sep 23.56 · Oct 16.67 · Nov 9.22 · Dec 2.89 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00094847 (DETROIT METRO AP)15Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -7.11 · Feb -6.22 · Mar -1.89 · Apr 3.94 · May 10.11 · Jun 15.67 · Jul 18 · Aug 17.33 · Sep 13.06 · Oct 6.67 · Nov 1.06 · Dec -3.72 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00094847 (DETROIT METRO AP)15Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -3.5 · Feb -2.2 · Mar 2.9 · Apr 9.4 · May 15.7 · Jun 21.1 · Jul 23.4 · Aug 22.4 · Sep 18.3 · Oct 11.7 · Nov 5.1 · Dec -0.4 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 56.64 · Feb 52.83 · Mar 61.72 · Apr 82.8 · May 94.49 · Jun 82.8 · Jul 89.15 · Aug 82.8 · Sep 81.79 · Oct 64.26 · Nov 65.28 · Dec 57.15 mm1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00094847 (DETROIT METRO AP)15Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading150.4 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean8Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5, annual mean11.87 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean8Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5 monitoring sites21 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean8Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
Annual precipitation927.9 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature22.73 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature11.09 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature0.72 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Dearborn ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±1.1 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±1.1 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±1.1 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±1.1 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±1.4 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 7,640 is not 3.7% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share3.65 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)6Official
Foreign residents7,640 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables24Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density1,556 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau7Official
Population82,333 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program18Official
Population covered by crime statistics82,161 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)10Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value184,600 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Owner-occupied homes61.26 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Labour force participation rate64.18 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Residents born abroad9.14 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents5.48 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Non-citizens, share of residents3.65 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Flu vaccination coverage62.92 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage4Official
Mammography screening coverage76.6 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate5Official
Residents without health insurance5.79 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher22.96 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Crime reporting agencies1 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics9Official
Households with a vehicle available91.27 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database1 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers aged 16 and over40,054 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers mainly working from home11.25 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households using cellular data plans86.65 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official

Alternatives for people set on Westland

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Rochester Hills as a Westland alternative in the same region

42 km away, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Foreign residents: 10.2% Rochester Hills vs 3.7% Westland+178%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,581 Rochester Hills vs €2,912 Westland+57%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 624 Rochester Hills vs 1,805 Westland−65%
  • Unemployment: 4.1% Rochester Hills vs 6.0% Westland−31%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Rochester Hills vs 11.0 µg/m³ Westland−37%
  • Nearest airport: 22.0 km Rochester Hills vs 13.0 km Westland+69%
  • Residents: 77,539 Rochester Hills vs 82,333 Westland−6%
Full comparisonMore about Rochester Hills

Redwood City as a Westland alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3327 km, better on 6 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Foreign residents: 19.4% Redwood City vs 3.7% Westland+432%
  • Median gross pay, city: €5,355 Redwood City vs €2,912 Westland+84%
  • Median gross pay, region: €5,487 Redwood City vs €3,848 Westland+43%
  • Annual PM2.5: 5.2 µg/m³ Redwood City vs 11.0 µg/m³ Westland−52%
  • Unemployment: 4.1% Redwood City vs 6.0% Westland−31%
  • Nearest airport: 3.0 km Redwood City vs 13.0 km Westland−77%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,092 Redwood City vs 1,805 Westland+16%
Full comparisonMore about Redwood City

Cities near Westland

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in United States

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Boynton Beach82,396 residentsRedwood City82,178 residentsRedmond82,506 residentsLake Charles82,676 residentsNewport Beach81,977 residentsHawthorne82,741 residents

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Common questions

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What is the typical salary around Westland?

The median gross salary is 3,848 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in Westland?

The unemployment rate is 5.97 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in Westland?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10.96 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is Westland?

Police recorded 1,805 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Westland?

The published population is 82,333 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Westland?

7,640 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Westland a good place to live?

Westland may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Westland?

Wayne, Garden City, Plymouth, Inkster, Livonia are near Westland. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  2. ACS median gross rent api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-04
  3. ACS total population api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-04
  4. CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage data.cdc.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  5. CDC mammography screening rate data.cdc.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  6. Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
  7. Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
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  9. FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-07-01
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  2. HRSA mental health provider ratio data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  3. NCES CCD public school count nces.ed.gov · checked 2026-06-30
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