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Bridgeport vs Hartford vs Killingly
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hartford has the most renters (74.3% rent).
Killingly has the most homeowners (71.6%).
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 | Hartford | Killingly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 149,153Highest |
121,127 |
17,867Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Highest CT: +0.9% |
-3%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 36.7±0.7 11% below CT |
33.1±0.6Lowest 19% below CT |
39.5±3Highest 4% below CT |
| Killingly and Bridgeport 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% |
22.7%±1.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.8%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Hartford and Bridgeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.7%±0.8 CT: 18.5% |
12.2%±0.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
19.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
22.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.1%±0.7 CT: 7.1% |
9.2%±0.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Hartford and Bridgeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $58,685±$2k 39% below CT |
$46,411±$3kLowest 52% below CT |
$84,350±$8kHighest 12% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,900±$9k 25% below CT |
$228,600±$8kLowest 38% below CT |
$288,600±$15kHighest 21% below CT |
| Killingly and Bridgeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,450±$35Highest about the CT average |
$1,269±$25 15% below CT |
$1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,496Highest about the CT average |
$4,603 31% below CT |
$3,922Lowest 41% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.5%±3Highest CT: 52.6% |
59.4%±3.4 CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Bridgeport and Hartford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 21% CT: 10% |
26.3%Highest CT: 10% |
11.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 42.8% CT: 66.5% |
25.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
71.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955 12 yrs older than CT |
1951Lowest 16 yrs older than CT |
1968Highest 1 yr newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 15% above CT |
23 minLowest 13% below CT |
28 min 5% above CT |
| Work from home | 7.6%±1Lowest CT: 16% |
9.4%±1.3 CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3Highest CT: 16% |
| Killingly and Hartford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #148 of 149 in CT | #146 of 149 in CT | #136 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · The Bridge Academy District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Judicial Centers | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS |
| High school in town | Central High School | Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy | Killingly High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 18.6Highest |
15.9 |
11.1Lowest |
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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.