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Bridgeport vs Pilot Point

49 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (24.5× in Bridgeport) and growth since 2010 (+14.5 pts in Pilot Point).

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Bridgeport, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 6,331 people
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Pilot Point, TXHomes around $321KTexas · 5,332 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

BridgeportAn outdoors town
Outdoors#47 most conserved land in TX4.9 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves Schools#233 for schools in TXof 583 towns HealthHealthier than 51%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Bridgeport →
Pilot PointHomes around $321K
Housing$321K typical home7% above the TX typical home Schools#210 for schools in TXof 583 towns HealthHealthier than 67%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Pilot Point →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails24.5×
Bridgeport has more miles of trail
Bridgeport 4.9 miPilot Point 0.2 mi
Growth since 2010+14.5 pts
Pilot Point has grown faster since 2010
Pilot Point +13.6%Bridgeport -0.9%
Work from home+14.1 pts
More people work from home in Pilot Point
Pilot Point 20.1%Bridgeport 6%
Age 65++11.4 pts
Pilot Point has more people 65 and up
Pilot Point 20.1%Bridgeport 8.7%
Typical home built20 yrs
Bridgeport’s homes are older
Pilot Point 1997Bridgeport 1977
Conserved land+12 pts
Bridgeport has more conserved land
Bridgeport 12.6%Pilot Point 0.6%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $590 more a month in Pilot Point

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Bridgeport$1,440/mo
Typical home $224K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.44% · or rent about $1,337/mo · Housing →
Pilot Point$2,030/mo
Typical home $321K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.30% · or rent about $1,430/mo · Housing →

The difference: $590 a month, about $7,000 a year, between Pilot Point and Bridgeport.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Pilot Point places higher on 14 of 21 TX lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Texas ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
BBridgeportSafer than 62% of U.S. towns A−Pilot PointSafer than 76% of U.S. towns
Schools
BBridgeportBetter than 56% of districts in the state B+Pilot PointBetter than 67% of districts in the state
Health
B−BridgeportHealthier than 51% of U.S. towns B+Pilot PointHealthier than 67% of U.S. towns
6Bridgeport
14Pilot Point

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #47#480 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #292#14 Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #339#41 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #404#92 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #481#244 Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #309#122 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #418#261 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #431#554

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Bridgeport’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
BridgeportPilot Point
Snow a year2″3″
January low31°F32°F
July high96°F94°F
Growing season (days)222d242d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th26th
Outdoors & history
BridgeportPilot Point
Trails5 mi0 mi
Conserved land12.6%0.6%
National Register places11
Archive photos2—
Community
BridgeportPilot Point
Library hours a week34 hrs39 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

49 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BridgeportTXPilot PointTX
Bridgeport ↔ Pilot Point49 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

BridgeportPilot Point
People
Population 6,331Highest 5,332Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.9%Lowest TX: +15.9% +13.6%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 33.6±3.2Lowest 6% below TX 35.7±12Highest about the TX average
Pilot Point and Bridgeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.1%±5.6Highest TX: 25% 21.6%±6.3Lowest TX: 25%
Bridgeport and Pilot Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.7%±3.6Lowest TX: 13.4% 20.1%±5.7Highest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.2%Lowest TX: 33.8% 24.3%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.6%±2.5Lowest TX: 6.2% 6.5%±5.9Highest TX: 6.2%
Pilot Point and Bridgeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $96,037±$23kLowest 22% above TX $97,933±$36kHighest 25% above TX
Pilot Point and Bridgeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $253,500±$19kLowest 11% below TX $292,500±$26kHighest 3% above TX
Pilot Point and Bridgeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,337±$115Lowest 5% below TX $1,430±$172Highest about the TX average
Pilot Point and Bridgeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,661Lowest 13% below TX $3,800Highest 10% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 36.2%±20.9Highest TX: 51.7% 24.8%±17.1Lowest TX: 51.7%
Bridgeport and Pilot Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2.1%Lowest TX: 13.8% 8.5%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66%Lowest TX: 62.6% 74.9%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 15 yrs older than TX 1997Highest 5 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minLowest 7% above TX 33 minHighest 22% above TX
Work from home 6%±4Lowest TX: 14.4% 20.1%±9.4Highest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 17.6%Highest 10.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.8 miHighest 25.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.03Highest 0.67Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Decatur (9%)Denton (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Pilot PointFew work in Bridgeport
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.6%Highest 0.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.9 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 39.7Lowest 54.6Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #233 of 583 in TX#210 of 583 in TX
School district BRIDGEPORT ISDPILOT POINT ISD
High school in town Bridgeport H SPilot Point H S
Students per teacherat that high school 14.2Highest 13.0Lowest
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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