A typical Westmorland home is worth roughly $310,000
The median sale price was $336,000 in March 2026.
Only 2 sales in March 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.
What kind of housing town is Westmorland?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A typical home costs 10.8 years of income
More than across California (7.4 years). Try your own numbers below.
That’s $191K short of a typical Westmorland home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,240 a month here, $510 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Westmorland’s typical property tax (0.49% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,240
Renters already here pay a median of $793, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (El Centro, CA MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
1 new home permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 1 new home in Westmorland in 2025. That's 0.5 per 1,000 residents, slower than across California (2.7). Over the past 10 years, Westmorland has permitted 24 homes in all.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Westmorland's population fell by 211 even though 5 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. Across California: 2.7 new residents per new home.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 2 | 2 | 0 | $142,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $85,000 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $286,000 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $2.3 million |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $238,000 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $797,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $320,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $125,000 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $167,000 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $134,000 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $258,000 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $458,000 |
| 2006 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $245,000 |
| 2004 | 68 | 3 | 65 | $4.1 million |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $163,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $137,000 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $228,000 |
| 2000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $146,000 |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
49% of Westmorland households own their home
Half of Westmorland’s homes were built before 1979.
California: 56% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Neighbors talk housing
What Westmorland buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, March 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.