Westport

The town of Westport is a small community located in Southeastern, Massachusetts, bordered by Fall River on the north and west; Dartmouth on the east; the Atlantic Ocean on the South; and Tiverton and Little Compton, Rhode Island on the west. 

Westport is a town of farms, of beautiful scenery, of people who live from the water, of small businesses and of homes.  Each of these aspects of the community is characterized and strengthened by the superb natural resources to be found within the town’s borders.  The key to Westport’s recreational resources also lies within its natural environment. 

Another inducement for potential residents is the fact the town has easy access to Interstate 195 just about 15 miles west of New Bedford or east of Fall River.

The town was first settled in 1670, incorporated in 1787.  With 21% of the town’s 12,978 residents being senior citizens, it’s only natural that a senior citizen’s center became a focal point for those people to congregate.

The environmental, particularly the beautiful Westport River, is of underlying interest to residents and town official, many of whom aim to maintain the town’s rural character.