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Pilot Point vs Bridgeport

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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Pilot Point, TXHomes around $321KTexas · 5,332 people
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Bridgeport, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 6,331 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.

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 →
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 →
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.

Pilot Point$2,030/mo
Typical home $321K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.30% · or rent about $1,430/mo · Housing →
Bridgeport$1,440/mo
Typical home $224K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.44% · or rent about $1,337/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
A−Pilot PointSafer than 76% of U.S. towns BBridgeportSafer than 62% of U.S. towns
Schools
B+Pilot PointBetter than 67% of districts in the state BBridgeportBetter than 56% of districts in the state
Health
B+Pilot PointHealthier than 67% of U.S. towns B−BridgeportHealthier than 51% of U.S. towns
14Pilot Point
6Bridgeport

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

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

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Pilot Point’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
Pilot PointBridgeport
Snow a year3″2″
January low32°F31°F
July high94°F96°F
Growing season (days)242d222d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)26th37th
Outdoors & history
Pilot PointBridgeport
Trails0 mi5 mi
Conserved land0.6%12.6%
National Register places11
Archive photos—2
Community
Pilot PointBridgeport
Library hours a week39 hrs34 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.

Pilot PointTXBridgeportTX
Pilot Point ↔ Bridgeport49 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.

Pilot PointBridgeport
People
Population 5,332Lowest 6,331Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +13.6%Highest TX: +15.9% -0.9%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 35.7±12Highest about the TX average 33.6±3.2Lowest 6% below TX
Pilot Point and Bridgeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.6%±6.3Lowest TX: 25% 22.1%±5.6Highest 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+ 20.1%±5.7Highest TX: 13.4% 8.7%±3.6Lowest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.3%Highest TX: 33.8% 22.2%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.5%±5.9Highest TX: 6.2% 3.6%±2.5Lowest 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 $97,933±$36kHighest 25% above TX $96,037±$23kLowest 22% 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 $292,500±$26kHighest 3% above TX $253,500±$19kLowest 11% below 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 $1,430±$172Highest about the TX average $1,337±$115Lowest 5% below TX
Pilot Point and Bridgeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,800Highest 10% below TX $3,661Lowest 13% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 24.8%±17.1Lowest TX: 51.7% 36.2%±20.9Highest 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 8.5%Highest TX: 13.8% 2.1%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 74.9%Highest TX: 62.6% 66%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1997Highest 5 yrs newer than TX 1977Lowest 15 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 22% above TX 29 minLowest 7% above TX
Work from home 20.1%±9.4Highest TX: 14.4% 6%±4Lowest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 10.3%Lowest 17.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miLowest 31.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.67Lowest 1.03Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Denton (11%)Decatur (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BridgeportFew work in Pilot Point
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.6%Lowest 12.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 4.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 54.6Highest 39.7Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #210 of 583 in TX#233 of 583 in TX
School district PILOT POINT ISDBRIDGEPORT ISD
High school in town Pilot Point H SBridgeport H S
Students per teacherat that high school 13.0Lowest 14.2Highest
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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