Westmoreland is a rural town in Cheshire County along the Connecticut River, near Keene and the Vermont border. The town's farmland and river valley setting give it a classic Monadnock Region character.

Westmoreland's proximity to Keene provides access to a larger city's retail and job market, while the Connecticut River offers fishing and paddling. The town's rural roads connect scattered residential neighborhoods rather than a defined downtown.

Housing in Westmoreland remains affordable relative to Keene, drawing families and commuters who want river valley, rural living close to the Monadnock Region's largest city.