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Bridgeport vs Windsor Locks vs Hartford
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 expensive homes ($275k median).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
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 | Windsor Locks | Hartford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 149,153Highest |
12,579Lowest |
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 |
41.4±2.6Highest about the CT average |
33.1±0.6Lowest 19% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±0.8 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22.7%±1.1Highest 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% |
18.2%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
12.2%±0.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.4% CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
19.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.1%±0.7 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Lowest 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 |
$81,205±$13kHighest 15% below CT |
$46,411±$3kLowest 52% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,900±$9kHighest 25% below CT |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
$228,600±$8kLowest 38% below CT |
| Bridgeport and Windsor Locks 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 |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,269±$25Lowest 15% below CT |
| Bridgeport and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,496Highest about the CT average |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,603 31% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.5%±3Highest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
59.4%±3.4 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% |
10.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
26.3%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 42.8% CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
25.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955 12 yrs older than CT |
1961Highest 6 yrs older than CT |
1951Lowest 16 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 15% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
23 min 13% below CT |
| Work from home | 7.6%±1Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
9.4%±1.3 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #148 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | #146 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · The Bridge Academy District | Windsor Locks School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Judicial Centers |
| High school in town | Central High School | Windsor Locks High School | Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 18.6Highest |
8.9Lowest |
15.9 |
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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.