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Bridgeport vs Danbury vs Trumbull
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bridgeport has the most affordable homes ($275k median).
Danbury has the shortest commute (30 min average).
Trumbull has the highest household income ($163k).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Bridgeport | Danbury | Trumbull |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 149,153Highest |
87,263 |
37,281Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
+7%Highest CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 36.7±0.7Lowest 11% below CT |
40.6±1.3 about the CT average |
41.7±1.3Highest about the CT average |
| Trumbull and Danbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±0.8 CT: 20.2% |
19.6%±1.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
26.9%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 13.7%±0.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
17.2%±1.2 CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±1.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Trumbull and Danbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
34% CT: 42.5% |
60.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.1%±0.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
7.7%±1 CT: 7.1% |
4.1%±0.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Bridgeport and Danbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $58,685±$2kLowest 39% below CT |
$83,393±$6k 13% below CT |
$163,073±$11kHighest 70% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,900±$9kLowest 25% below CT |
$411,200±$12k 12% above CT |
$547,300±$21kHighest 49% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,450±$35Lowest about the CT average |
$1,846±$63 24% above CT |
$2,266±$255Highest 52% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,496 about the CT average |
$5,877Lowest 12% below CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.5%±3 CT: 52.6% |
51.9%±4.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
60.8%±11.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Trumbull and Bridgeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 21%Highest CT: 10% |
11.7% CT: 10% |
5.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 42.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
53.8% CT: 66.5% |
89.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 12 yrs older than CT |
1975Highest 8 yrs newer than CT |
1965 2 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 15% above CT |
30 minLowest 13% above CT |
33 minHighest 25% above CT |
| Work from home | 7.6%±1Lowest CT: 16% |
12.7%±1.8 CT: 16% |
22.5%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #148 of 149 in CT | #137 of 149 in CT | #26 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · The Bridge Academy District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Danbury School District | Trumbull School District |
| High school in town | Central High School | Danbury High School | Trumbull High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 18.6Highest |
15.7 |
14.5Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
CT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.