What stands out worked out from the figures below

Trumbull has the most people working from home (22.5%).

Bridgeport has the most renters (57.2% 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Trumbull	Bridgeport
People
Population	37,281Lowest	149,153Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+3.1% CT: +0.9%
Median age	41.7±1.3Highest about the CT average	36.7±0.7Lowest 11% below CT
Kids under 18	26.9%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2%	20.9%±0.8Lowest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	18.1%±1.4Highest CT: 18.5%	13.7%±0.8Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	60.1%Highest CT: 42.5%	23.4%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.1%±0.9Lowest CT: 7.1%	8.1%±0.7Highest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$163,073±$11kHighest 70% above CT	$58,685±$2kLowest 39% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$547,300±$21kHighest 49% above CT	$274,900±$9kLowest 25% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,266±$255Highest 52% above CT	$1,450±$35Lowest about the CT average
Property taxmedian, yearly	$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT	$6,496Lowest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	60.8%±11.9Highest CT: 52.6%	59.5%±3Lowest 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	5.3%Lowest CT: 10%	21%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	89.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	42.8%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1965Highest 2 yrs older than CT	1955Lowest 12 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minHighest 25% above CT	31 minLowest 15% above CT
Work from home	22.5%±3.2Highest CT: 16%	7.6%±1Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#26 of 149 in CT	#148 of 149 in CT
School district	Trumbull School District	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · The Bridge Academy District
High school in town	Trumbull High School	Central High School
Students per teacherat that high school	14.5Lowest	18.6Highest
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	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.