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Bridgeport vs Plainville 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 renters (57.2% rent).
Plainville has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Trumbull has the most people working from home (22.5%).
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 | Plainville | Trumbull |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 149,153Highest |
17,551Lowest |
37,281 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 36.7±0.7Lowest 11% below CT |
44.3±1.5Highest 8% above CT |
41.7±1.3 about the CT average |
| Plainville and Trumbull 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% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
26.9%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 13.7%±0.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±1.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Plainville and Trumbull 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% |
30% CT: 42.5% |
60.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.1%±0.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6 CT: 7.1% |
4.1%±0.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Bridgeport and Plainville 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 |
$84,343±$7k 12% below CT |
$163,073±$11kHighest 70% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,900±$9k 25% below CT |
$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
$547,300±$21kHighest 49% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,450±$35 about the CT average |
$1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
$2,266±$255Highest 52% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,496 about the CT average |
$4,798Lowest 28% below CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.5%±3 CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4Lowest 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% |
6.5% CT: 10% |
5.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 42.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
67.7% CT: 66.5% |
89.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 12 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1965 2 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 15% above CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
33 minHighest 25% above CT |
| Work from home | 7.6%±1Lowest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2 CT: 16% |
22.5%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #148 of 149 in CT | #89 of 149 in CT | #26 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · The Bridge Academy District | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Trumbull School District |
| High school in town | Central High School | Plainville High School | Trumbull High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 18.6Highest |
11.4Lowest |
14.5 |
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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.