Compo, Connecticut

About Compo

Set in the southwestern part of Connecticut, Compo is a small unincorporated community.

Compo holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.69 square miles.

📰 Compo News Today

• CT estate combines classic New England style with panoramic water views. It’s listed for $6.8M Hartford Courant · Aug 1
• Westport Home For Sale 'On The Shores Of Compo Mill Cove' Patch · Jul 31
• Water quality at some Westport beaches show a steady decline, according to Save the Sound CTPost · May 30
• Trace Sybil Ludington's 'Paul Revere' ride through NY, CT. See photos lohud.com · Mar 2
• State, Local Beaches In Westport Temporarily Closed: Officials Patch · Jul 8

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Compo Unique

• The only place in America named Compo — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southwestern Connecticut, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Compo

• Haskins Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Imperial Park reviews ★
• Sherwood Mill Pond Preserve reviews ★
• Walter D. Allen Saltmarsh Preserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Compo

🏘️ Nearby Communities