Westport, MA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Westport (Massachusett: Acoaxet) is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,339 at the 2020 census. The village of North Westport lies in the town. Other named areas of the town are "Westport Point," which has a dock on the Westport River where Main Road meets the river; "Central Village" with town offices, retail stores and businesses; "Head of Westport" at the head of the east branch of the river; and the area referred to either as "Acoaxet" or "Westport Harbor," which is between the west branch of the river and Rhode Island. This area is cut off from the rest of Massachusetts by water and Rhode Island. Westport is a part of the South Coast region of …

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How Westport ranks

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#11Lowest property tax in MA #95Cheapest rent in MA #108Shortest commute in MA All MA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code02790

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Living in Westport

Housing in Westport

$677K▲ 6.2% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Westport home is worth about $677,000, up 6.2% in a year, close to the Massachusetts typical home.

A balanced market

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Days on market22

Sale-to-list99.7%

Sold in May10

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Safety in Westport

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Safety Grade A-

Westport reports less crime per resident than 80% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Massachusetts has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Westport sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000

Westport 1.4

Massachusetts 3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Westport 3.6

Massachusetts 10.4

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Westport

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School Grade C+

The public schools Westport’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 61% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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Westport Elementary B-Elementary · Grades 1–4 · 463 students Alice A MacomberElementary · Grades PK–K · 163 students Westport Middle-High School B-High · Grades 5–12 · 889 students

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 MA. Ratings are from neighbors.

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