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Bridgeport vs Trumbull vs Danbury
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).
Trumbull has the highest household income ($163k).
Danbury has the shortest commute (30 min average).
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 | Trumbull | Danbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 149,153Highest |
37,281Lowest |
87,263 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
— | +7%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 36.7±0.7Lowest 11% below CT |
41.7±1.3Highest about the CT average |
40.6±1.3 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% |
26.9%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.6%±1.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 13.7%±0.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±1.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.2%±1.2 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% |
60.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
34% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.1%±0.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.1%±0.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.7%±1 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 |
$163,073±$11kHighest 70% above CT |
$83,393±$6k 13% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,900±$9kLowest 25% below CT |
$547,300±$21kHighest 49% above CT |
$411,200±$12k 12% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,450±$35Lowest about the CT average |
$2,266±$255Highest 52% above CT |
$1,846±$63 24% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,496 about the CT average |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$5,877Lowest 12% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.5%±3 CT: 52.6% |
60.8%±11.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
51.9%±4.8Lowest 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% |
5.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 42.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
89.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
53.8% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 12 yrs older than CT |
1965 2 yrs older than CT |
1975Highest 8 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 15% above CT |
33 minHighest 25% above CT |
30 minLowest 13% above CT |
| Work from home | 7.6%±1Lowest CT: 16% |
22.5%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
12.7%±1.8 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #148 of 149 in CT | #26 of 149 in CT | #137 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · The Bridge Academy District | Trumbull School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Danbury School District |
| High school in town | Central High School | Trumbull High School | Danbury High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 18.6Highest |
14.5Lowest |
15.7 |
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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.