Living in Bridgeport, CT
Suburb in Connecticut
Bridgeport is a suburb in Connecticut, home to about 148,000 people, with 2.5 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, you can walk or take transit almost everywhere. Life moves at a fast pace, and homes are mostly apartments.
Is Bridgeport a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Strong healthcare: 12 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Great outdoors: coast or a lake close by
- Mild summers: highs around 81°F
- Easy flying: LGA is 45 mi away
👎 Cons
- Higher taxes: about $3,118 state income tax per resident, 2.57% property tax
- Few dog parks: 5 within 9 mi
- Cloudier than most places
- Fewer graduates: 23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher
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Key facts
Living in Bridgeport: common questions
What is the cost of living in Bridgeport?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $400k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $3,040 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are close to the US average (index 100, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Bridgeport?
Connecticut collects about $3,118 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 2.57% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Bridgeport safe?
Violent crime is somewhat above the national rate (1.5× in FBI 2019 data).
What is the weather like in Bridgeport?
Bridgeport has cold winters: winter days average around 41°F and summer days around 81°F, with roughly 34″ of snow a year.
Does Bridgeport get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding and hurricanes: 11 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.18 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Bridgeport?
The nearest major airport is LGA, about 45 mi away.
How Bridgeport scores
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