Westport Connecticut Real Estate

Westport is a coastal town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, in the United States. The 2004 population estimate was 26,644.

The town is as affluent as other expensive Fairfield County towns, boasting a per capita income of more than $70,000. It is one of the most affluent communities in the United States. However, Westport has more cultural bustle than similar-sized towns, with the Westport Country Playhouse a longtime regional theatre, the unique Levitt Pavilion providing free concerts, a strong arts council, and a heritage as a former artists' colony.

The town has two Metro North railroad stations, Westport (Saugatuck) and Greens Farms on the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven line, which serves Grand Central Terminal in New York and Union Station in New Haven. This line is shared with Amtrak trains, as it is part of the Northeast Corridor, but no Amtrak services call at Westport. The nearest station at which these services stop is Stamford.

Saugatuck station is the more widely used of the two, even among people living geographically closer to Greens Farms, and more trains call there. The wait for a parking sticker at Saugatuck station is now nearly four years.

Westport Real Estate Market Areas

• Saugatuck -- around the Westport railroad station near the southwestern corner of the town -- a built-up area with some restaurants, stores and offices.

• Greens Farms -- around the Greens Farms railroad station near the southeastern corner of town.

• Cockenoe Island (pronounced "KawKEEnee") -- just off the southeastern coast of the town.

National Register of Historic Places

Bradley-Wheeler House — 25 Avery Pl.
Compo-Owenoke Historic District — Roughly bounded by Gray's Cr., Compo Rd. S. and Long Island Sound
Godillot Place — 60, 65 Jesup Rd.
Green Farms School — Jct. of Morningside Dr. S. and Boston Post Rd.
Kings Highway North Historic District — Roughly along Kings Hwy. N, from Wilton Rd. to Woodside Ave.
Mill Cove Historic District — Between Compo Mill Cove and Long Island Sound
National Hall Historic District — Riverside Ave., Wilton and Post Rds.
Saugatuck River Bridge — CT
Saugatuck River Railroad Bridge — Metro-North Railroad Right-of-way at Saugatuck River
Shambaugh House — 12 Old Hill Rd.
Westport Town Hall — 90 Post Rd. E.

Notable Westport Residents

The most famous actors, singers and other entertainers who live in town, includes couples Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, as well as Phil Donahue and Marlo Thomas, radio personality Don Imus, singer Michael Bolton, and film producer Harvey Weinstein.

Famous past residents include Helen Keller, Martha Stewart, Bette Davis,Jim Nantz,Michael Douglas, comedians Rodney Dangerfield, Christopher Lloyd (Staples High School Class of '57) and Imogene Coca, porn star Marilyn Chambers (born in town), child actress Linda Blair, actress Sandy Dennis, Miles Saunders, Luke Greenfield, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Harry Reasoner. Artists who lived in town include Saturday Evening Post cover illustrator Stevan Dohanos and photographer Annie Leibovitz.

Fala (1940-1952), President Franklin D. Roosevelt's dog, was an early Christmas gift from Mrs. Augustus G. Kellog, a town resident.

• A comprehensive list of people from Westport, Connecticut