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A town of 27,528 people in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut
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About Westport

Town in Connecticut, U.S.
1835Established
27,141Population
33.5 sq miArea
16 ftElevation

Westport is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Located in the Gold Coast along the Long Island Sound, it is 48 miles (77 km) northeast of New York City and is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region.

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ZIP code06880, 06881, 06888
Area code203, 475
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Housing in Westport

$2.08M▲ 11% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Westport home is worth about $2,077,000, up 11% in a year, 361% above the Connecticut typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market32
Sale-to-list103%
Sold in May27
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Safety in Westport

B+

Safety Grade B+

Westport reports less crime per resident than 68% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Westport 0.3
Connecticut 1.1
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Westport 12.8
Connecticut 11.6
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A+

The public schools Westport’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 96% of Connecticut’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#3Best public schoolsof 149 in CT
DistrictWestport School DistrictSchools12

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CT. Ratings are from neighbors.

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