Living in Westwood Lake

In Westwood Lake, unemployment is 8.3% (2024).

Westwood Lake numbered 11,373 residents at the end of 2020. Westwood Lake recorded annual PM2.5 of 8.1 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0724 sources

Population11,373people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary3,261EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent2,284EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate8.34%country median 4.6% — 83% aboveOfficial source · api.census.gov

PM2.5, annual mean8.11µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Higher unemployment than 89% of American cities that publish it and dirtier air than 79% of American cities that publish it.

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

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

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁰Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹¹Official · national market
Median monthly rent	2,284 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Westwood Lake a good place to live?

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Remote worker22%strong on work, weak on safety · range 12–32%

Skilled employee32%strong on work, weak on safety · range 23–41%

Student30%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 19–41%

Family25%strong on family, weak on safety · range 14–36%

Retirement31%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 18–44%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

56.9% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 6,466 of 11,373 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Westwood Lake is 8.3%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Westwood Lake 8.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	3,261 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	8.34 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	api.census.gov³Official

What does a salary buy in Westwood Lake?

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

Left over each month€209of €2,574 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.	€2,574
Rentmedian gross rent, utilities included · US Census Bureau, ACS 2016–2020 5-year	− €2,284
Public transport passnot published for this city	—
Utilities, 85 m²included in the gross rent above	incl.
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish	€209

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Westwood Lake. 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

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	431.1 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁴Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Westwood Lake 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.

Mobility and administration

Westwood Lake's nearest airport was MIA, 11 km away and offered 135 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	135 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁵Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	11 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	MIA	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Westwood Lake. 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 Westwood Lake.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 20.3°C in January and 28.9°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 46.6 mm in January and 187 mm in July. For Westwood Lake, average peak PM2.5 was 18.7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

25°16°

26°17°

27°19°

29°21°

30°23°

32°25°

33°25°

32°25°

30°23°

27°20°

26°18°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

161

267

187

243

260

194

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.58.1WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Westwood Lake is 8.1 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Westwood Lake 8.1

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8.11 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 24.6 · Feb 25.7 · Mar 27 · Apr 28.7 · May 30.4 · Jun 31.8 · Jul 32.6 · Aug 32.6 · Sep 31.7 · Oct 30 · Nov 27.4 · Dec 25.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 16.1 · Feb 17.3 · Mar 18.7 · Apr 21 · May 23 · Jun 24.6 · Jul 25.3 · Aug 25.4 · Sep 24.9 · Oct 23.4 · Nov 20.2 · Dec 17.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 20.3 · Feb 21.5 · Mar 22.8 · Apr 24.8 · May 26.7 · Jun 28.2 · Jul 28.9 · Aug 29 · Sep 28.3 · Oct 26.7 · Nov 23.8 · Dec 21.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 46.6 · Feb 54.5 · Mar 62.5 · Apr 85.5 · May 160.6 · Jun 266.9 · Jul 187 · Aug 243.2 · Sep 259.6 · Oct 194.3 · Nov 89.6 · Dec 62 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	18.7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)⁹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	8.11 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	1,712 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	32.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	25.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	16.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹³Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Houston ±3.8 °C. Elsewhere: Ginowan (Japan) ±2.1 °C, Okinawa (Japan) ±2.1 °C, Urasoe (Japan) ±2.1 °C, Matsusaka (Japan) ±8.7 °C, Suzuka (Japan) ±8.7 °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

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport43.1%
Foreign residents56.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	61.27 %	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Foreign residents	6,466 people	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Population	11,373 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Westwood Lake

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.

Olympia Heights as a Westwood Lake alternative in the same region

2 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.

Median gross pay, city: €4,205 Olympia Heights vs €3,261 Westwood Lake+29%
Foreign residents: 54.5% (2024) Olympia Heights vs 61.3% (2020) Westwood Lakeno percentage
Residents: 12,873 Olympia Heights vs 11,373 Westwood Lake+13%
Annual PM2.5: 8.1 µg/m³ Olympia Heights vs 8.1 µg/m³ Westwood Lakesame level

Full comparison More about Olympia Heights

North Bethesda as a Westwood Lake alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 1511 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.

Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €3,261 Westwood Lake+88%
Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 11,373 Westwood Lake+340%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 8.1 µg/m³ Westwood Lake−28%
Foreign residents: 34.1% (2024) North Bethesda vs 61.3% (2020) Westwood Lakeno percentage

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Westwood Lake

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

University Park 2.4 km away

Rent: 1,681 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31

Olympia Heights 2.4 km away

Rent: 1,962 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,205 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Kendale Lakes 4.6 km away

Rent: 1,818 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,295 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Tamiami 4.9 km away

Rent: 1,791 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,071 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Fountainebleau 5.7 km away

Rent: 1,935 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 2,817 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Glenvar Heights 5.8 km away

Rent: 1,823 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,807 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Kendall 6.5 km away

Rent: 1,760 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,820 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Westwood Lake?

The unemployment rate is 8.34 %. Source: api.census.gov.

Is the air quality good in Westwood Lake?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.11 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. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Westwood Lake?

The published population is 11,373 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Westwood Lake?

6,466 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables.

Is Westwood Lake a good place to live?

Westwood Lake 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 Westwood Lake?

University Park, Olympia Heights, Kendale Lakes, Tamiami, Fountainebleau are near Westwood Lake. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Westwood Lake, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  date = {2026-10-16},
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2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables api.census.gov · checked 2026-10-04
ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
api.census.gov api.census.gov · checked 2026-08-26
Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey api.census.gov · checked 2026-08-07
U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020 tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-05
U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
Verizon 300 Mbps home internet verizon.com · checked 2026-09-15

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