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About Bridgeport
Borough in Pennsylvania, USBridgeport is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States, 18 mi (29 km) north of Philadelphia on the Schuylkill River. Former industries included paper, flour, cotton, woolen mills, steel works, and brickyards. Bridgeport is 6 mi (9.7 km) east of Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. In 1777, during the American Revolutionary War, General George Washington and the Continental Army passed through Bridgeport on their way to their winter encampment in Valley Forge. The population was 5,015 at the 2020 census.
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Housing in Bridgeport
The typical Bridgeport home is worth about $352,000, about the same as a year ago, 21% above the Pennsylvania typical home.
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Safety in Bridgeport
Safety Grade C
Bridgeport reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 67% report less.
Schools in Bridgeport
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The public schools Bridgeport’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 87% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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