Westport Buyers Assume This Market Cooled Off. The Sold Data Says Otherwise.

I keep hearing the same assumption from people about Westport right now: things have slowed down, buyers have pulled back, it's a tougher season to sell. I understand why it feels that way. But when I sat down with the sold data for the twelve weeks ending August 30, 2026, that is not what it shows.

Here's what the data actually says.

Homes in Westport sold in a median of 71 days this period. A year earlier, over the same twelve-week stretch, the median was 82 days. That's homes moving faster, not slower.

At the same time, the median sold price in Westport reached $2,450,000 this period. A year ago it was $2,099,000. That is a meaningful jump in what buyers actually paid, not what sellers hoped to get.

Both of these move the same direction, and both cleared the kind of statistical bar I don't take for granted. This isn't one soft number I'm cherry-picking. Speed and price agree.

There's more underneath that tells the same story. Sale prices in Westport landed at a median of 100.9% of list price this period. And just over half of sales in Westport, 52.2%, closed above the original asking price. That's not a market where sellers are begging for offers. That's a market where buyers are still competing for what's available.

What does this mean if you're the one trying to make a decision? If you've been waiting on the sidelines because you heard things had cooled, the data says you may be waiting on an assumption rather than a fact. If you're thinking about selling, a faster median time on market and a higher median price than a year ago are not signs of a buyer's market. And if you're a buyer, the 52.2% over-ask share means going in with room below your ceiling can still cost you the house.

I'll also say this plainly, because I think it matters: not every feature moves the market the same way. Homes with air conditioning in Westport sold at a median of $2,620,000, compared with $1,790,000 for homes without it. Homes with a pool in Westport sold at a median of $3,450,000, compared with $1,875,000 without one. Those are real, measured differences in this data, not a claim about what any one feature is "worth."

What I'm watching next: whether the 71-day median holds through the fall, or whether it was this particular stretch of summer doing the work. If the pace stays quick into the next reporting period, that tells me this is a shift in how the market is behaving, not a blip. If it drifts back up toward last year's 82 days, that's useful to know too. Either way, I'll be looking at the actual sold numbers when they come in, not the assumption everyone's working from now.

If you want to talk through what any of this means for your specific situation, I'm always glad to walk through it with you.

Merry