What is the median rent in Westport, MA?

The median gross rent in Westport, MA is $1,425 (±$356) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,058 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Westport, the median gross rent went from $1,120 in 2015–2019 to $1,425 in 2020–2024 (+27.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on .

Median gross rent
$1,425 (±$356)
Rented homes
1,058 (±300)
$2,000 or more
25.0%
Since 2015–2019
+27.2%

How much rent costs in Westport

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentWestportBristol CountyMassachusettsUnited States
Less than $5000.0% (±3.9 points)10.2%10.2%6.3%
$500 to $99926.8% (±14.5 points)21.1%11.7%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49926.4% (±10.6 points)34.2%17.7%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99921.8% (±9.7 points)21.9%19.9%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,49914.5% (±16.9 points)8.6%16.7%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9996.3% (±7.5 points)2.3%10.5%5.5%
$3,000 or more4.2% (±5.2 points)1.7%13.3%6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 26.8% of renting households.

25.0% of rented homes in Westport cost $2,000 or more a month.

Westport against Bristol County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
WestportBristol CountyMassachusettsUnited States
Median gross rent$1,425 (±$356)$1,245 (±$19)$1,762 (±$9)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent1,058 (±300)84,973 (±1,873)1,006,980 (±6,692)42,849,984

In Westport, median gross rent is not measurably different from Bristol County ($1,245).

It is not measurably different from Massachusetts ($1,762).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Bristol County, Westport ranks 10 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 199 of 333.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Westport has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$1,120 (±$83)$1,425 (±$356)+27.2%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent17.2% (±3.3 points)17.1% (±4.6 points)−0.1 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate4.3% (±6.4 points)0.0% (±3.7 points)−4.3 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Westport

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Westport
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Westport—$1,425 (±$356)—
Tiverton5.5 mi$1,247 (±$152)Not measurably different
Smith Mills6.3 mi$658 (±$160)Lower
Dartmouth6.5 mi$1,462 (±$159)Not measurably different
Bliss Corner7.4 mi$1,538 (±$295)Not measurably different
Tiverton (community)8.0 mi$1,342 (±$169)Not measurably different
New Bedford9.3 mi$1,137 (±$26)Not measurably different
Fall River10 mi$1,155 (±$27)Not measurably different
Portsmouth10 mi$1,719 (±$227)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Smith Mills, MA ($658).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Bristol County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
4Easton$1,824 (±$161)
5Mansfield$1,803 (±$147)
6Raynham$1,749 (±$74)
7Attleboro$1,590 (±$83)
8North Attleborough Town$1,509 (±$102)
9Dartmouth$1,462 (±$159)
10Westport$1,425 (±$356)
11Dighton$1,405 (±$192)
12Taunton$1,324 (±$86)
13Somerset$1,271 (±$93)
14Swansea$1,226 (±$84)
15Rehoboth$1,195 (±$560)
16Acushnet$1,170 (±$354)

Showing 13 of 19 places in Bristol County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Westport include the places inside it that have pages of their own: North Westport.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Westport

What is the average rent in Westport, MA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Westport is $1,425 (±$356) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Westport?

In Westport, the median gross rent went from $1,120 in 2015–2019 to $1,425 in 2020–2024 (+27.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Westport cost more than $2,000 a month?

25.0% of rented homes in Westport have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Westport higher than in Bristol County?

In Westport, median gross rent is not measurably different from Bristol County ($1,245).

It is not measurably different from Massachusetts ($1,762).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Westport town, Bristol County, Massachusetts (county subdivision:77570, in state:25 county:005).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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