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What Is It Like to Live in Bridgeport?

What it costs to live in Bridgeport, and how it compares with other Connecticut cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

23

26th best value in Connecticut

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Connecticut cities.

Overall livability

36

23rd overall in Connecticut

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Bridgeport is home to about 148,529 people. A typical home runs $194,100 and a household earns around $50,600, a price-to-income ratio of 3.8. Among Connecticut's largest cities, it ranks 26th for value and 23rd overall.

Bridgeport at a glance

Median home price

$194,100

22nd in CT of 29

Median rent

$1,225/mo

Median household income

$50,600

Home price to income

3.8x

Unemployment

9.8%

28th in CT of 29

School rating

3/10

22nd in CT of 29

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in CT of 29

Walk score

17/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Connecticut only. Updated 2026.