Best PlacesNorth Westport, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Westport, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
North Westport ranks 13,846th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in North Westport
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
North Westport's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Westport ranks high
- TransitBetter than 96% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 93% of towns
- BikingBetter than 89% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 85% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of towns
Where North Westport ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,514 a month, better than only 3% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 24% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 25% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Westport
A household needs to earn about $110,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Westport home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $89,709, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses North Westport's effective rate of 0.77%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in North Westport
North Westport's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for North Westport.
Who works in North Westport, and how
Work in North Westport centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 0%
Life in North Westport
North Westport has more parkland per resident than 98% of towns. The coast is about 13 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of North Westport and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Westport, month by month
North Westport sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 23° |
| April | 60° | 48° | 37° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 68° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of North Westport
The nearest airport, Rhode Island Tf Green International, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 49 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Westport
Schools across North Westport average a C+, better than 45% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Westport ElementaryB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dartmouth MiddleB · 45% proficient
- Tiverton Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Talbot Innovation SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- Westport Middle-high SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Tiverton High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- B M C Durfee HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Westport school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Westport measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare North Westport against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North Westport
Is North Westport a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Westport ranks 13,846th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on transit, big-city access, and biking, and lowest on childcare costs and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Westport expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $423,716. The overall cost of living runs about 14% above the national average. Set against a $89,709 median income, cost of living beats 44% of towns.
Is North Westport safe?
Yes, North Westport is safer than 75% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $215 per resident a year.
Compare North Westport with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Westport. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Westport represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
North Westport detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Westport: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Westport: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Westport: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Westport: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Westport detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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