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Bridgeport vs Trumbull vs Hartford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Trumbull has the highest household income ($163k).
Hartford has the most renters (74.3% rent).
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 | Hartford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 149,153Highest |
37,281Lowest |
121,127 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Highest CT: +0.9% |
— | -3%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 36.7±0.7 11% below CT |
41.7±1.3Highest about the CT average |
33.1±0.6Lowest 19% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±0.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
26.9%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
22.7%±1.1 CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 13.7%±0.8 CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±1.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
12.2%±0.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.4% CT: 42.5% |
60.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
19.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.1%±0.7 CT: 7.1% |
4.1%±0.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
9.2%±0.7Highest 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 |
$163,073±$11kHighest 70% above CT |
$46,411±$3kLowest 52% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,900±$9k 25% below CT |
$547,300±$21kHighest 49% above CT |
$228,600±$8kLowest 38% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,450±$35 about the CT average |
$2,266±$255Highest 52% above CT |
$1,269±$25Lowest 15% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,496 about the CT average |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$4,603Lowest 31% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.5%±3 CT: 52.6% |
60.8%±11.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
59.4%±3.4Lowest 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% CT: 10% |
5.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
26.3%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 42.8% CT: 66.5% |
89.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
25.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955 12 yrs older than CT |
1965Highest 2 yrs older than CT |
1951Lowest 16 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 15% above CT |
33 minHighest 25% above CT |
23 minLowest 13% below CT |
| Work from home | 7.6%±1Lowest CT: 16% |
22.5%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
9.4%±1.3 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #148 of 149 in CT | #26 of 149 in CT | #146 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 · Judicial Centers |
| High school in town | Central High School | Trumbull High School | Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 18.6Highest |
14.5Lowest |
15.9 |
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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.