Compare towns
Trumbull vs Bridgeport vs Tashua
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 most people working from home (22.5%).
Bridgeport has the most renters (57.2% rent).
Tashua has the highest household income ($214k).
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 | Trumbull | Bridgeport | Tashua |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 37,281 |
149,153Highest |
3,771Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.1% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 41.7±1.3 about the CT average |
36.7±0.7Lowest 11% below CT |
46.7±3.6Highest 14% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 26.9%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.9%±0.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
26.4%±3.8 CT: 20.2% |
| Trumbull and Tashua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±1.4 CT: 18.5% |
13.7%±0.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
23.7%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Tashua and Trumbull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.1% CT: 42.5% |
23.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
67.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±0.9 CT: 7.1% |
8.1%±0.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.2%±2.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $163,073±$11k 70% above CT |
$58,685±$2kLowest 39% below CT |
$213,971±$43kHighest 123% above CT |
| Tashua and Trumbull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $547,300±$21k 49% above CT |
$274,900±$9kLowest 25% below CT |
$680,200±$38kHighest 85% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,266±$255 52% above CT |
$1,450±$35Lowest about the CT average |
$2,306±$791Highest 55% above CT |
| Tashua and Trumbull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$6,496Lowest about the CT average |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.8%±11.9 CT: 52.6% |
59.5%±3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
83.9%±25.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Tashua and Trumbull 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% |
6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7% CT: 66.5% |
42.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
94.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 2 yrs older than CT |
1955Lowest 12 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 25% above CT |
31 minLowest 15% above CT |
32 min 20% above CT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
7.6%±1Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±6.5 CT: 16% |
| Trumbull and Tashua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| 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 |
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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.