Culturally inclined and upscale in its overall atmosphere, the desirable community of Westport covers 33 square miles, including the Saugatuck River. With its sandy beaches, scenic shoreline, and inland woods, Westport is a former summer resort town that remained a center for artists while it evolved into a bedroom community for leading New York executives. Westport is unique, with its two business centers and a commercial corridor down its center. Main Street Downtown is renowned for its upscale shopping and wide variety of unique shops. Along the Post Road, anything can be found, from antique automobilies to hardware and lumber. The people make Westport unique. It is a diverse town made up of many nationalities and all walks of life. As an environmentally aware community, it was one of the first to ban plastic bags.
The Westport Library is a vibrant town hub with the latest technology, enriching the intellectual and creative lives of the community. It includes the MakerSpace – a place for creation, collaboration, innovation, and entrepreneurship. The three-level building was renovated in the summer of 2019 and now features more meeting rooms, conference rooms, program rooms, a family lounge, an expanded cafe and outdoor deck, live audio and video recording studios, and an enhanced MakerSpace. Westport Library 20 Jesup Road 203.226.7600.
Westport boasts three town beaches, over twenty town parks, and Connecticut’s first state park, Sherwood Island State Park. Westport’s Compo Beach includes a sandy beach, skate park, playground, picnic area, ballfields, pickleball courts and marina. The Longshore Club Park includes an 18 hole golf course, private sailing school, community pool, 9 Har-Tru lighted tennis courts and paddle ball courts, a skating rink, as well as the Inn at Longshore. Westport is also home to a rich cultural scene with the Westport Country Playhouse, Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts, MoCA Westport and many other active cultural organizations.
| AREA OF TOWN | 33 square miles |
| POPULATION | 27,840 |
| AIRPORTS | LaGuardia Airport - 43 miles JFK Airport - 49 miles Westchester Airport - 22 miles |
| TRANSPORTATION | Metro-North to Grand Central - Aprox 1 hour New York City - 47 miles |
THE LOCALS KNOW THE PLACE TO BE!
Westport has long been known as a dining mecca. Whether on Main Street, Post Road, or any number of small side streets, there are scores of restaurant options, riverfront dining to cozy fireside options, sure to appeal to all tastes. Here are just a few:
28,413 people live in Westport, where the median age is 46.5 and the average individual income is $115,091. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Westport has 10,127 households, with an average household size of 2.79. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. Here’s what the people living in Westport do for work — and how long it takes them to get there. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. 28,413 people call Westport home. The population density is 1,092.72 and the largest age group is Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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