Bridgeport, TX housing market
The typical Bridgeport home is worth about $224,000, down 1.4% in a year, 25% below the Texas typical home. Homes typically sell in 119 days, below asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Bridgeport compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Bridgeport at a glance
A buyer's market
More homes are for sale than are selling — about 7 months of supply. Buyers have room to negotiate.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Bridgeport | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $120,000 | $190,000 |
| 2018 | $137,000 | $202,000 |
| 2019 | $153,000 | $214,000 |
| 2020 | $166,000 | $223,000 |
| 2021 | $186,000 | $242,000 |
| 2022 | $218,000 | $286,000 |
| 2023 | $244,000 | $313,000 |
| 2024 | $236,000 | $311,000 |
| 2025 | $234,000 | $311,000 |
| 2026 | $226,000 | $303,000 |
| August 2026 | $224,000 | $299,000 |
41 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 41 new homes in Bridgeport in 2025: 33 single-family houses and 8 in buildings with two or more homes, worth about $6.7 million to build. That's 6.5 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Texas (8.1). Over the past 10 years, Bridgeport has permitted 151 homes in all.
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Bridgeport's population fell by 53 even though 84 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. Across Texas: 2.6 new residents per new home.
Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 134 | 130 | 4 | $29.3 million |
| 2025 | 41 | 33 | 8 | $6.7 million |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 0 | $4.5 million |
| 2023 | 27 | 25 | 2 | $5 million |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 0 | $3.4 million |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $2.5 million |
| 2020 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $2.2 million |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $1.7 million |
| 2018 | 7 | 5 | 2 | $810,000 |
| 2017 | 8 | 6 | 2 | $1.1 million |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $712,000 |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2013 | 18 | 18 | 0 | $2.2 million |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $801,000 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $569,000 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $284,000 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $354,000 |
| 2008 | 18 | 14 | 4 | $1.7 million |
| 2007 | 18 | 18 | 0 | $2.3 million |
| 2006 | 35 | 29 | 6 | $3.7 million |
| 2005 | 42 | 22 | 20 | $3.3 million |
| 2004 | 77 | 77 | 0 | $6 million |
| 2003 | 40 | 40 | 0 | $3 million |
| 2002 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $672,000 |
| 2001 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $605,000 |
| 2000 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $605,000 |
How Bridgeport ranks on new homes being built →
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
2.3 years of income
The typical Bridgeport home costs about 2.3 years of the town's median household income, less than across Texas (3.8 years).
How Bridgeport ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,130
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Bridgeport is $1,130 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Bridgeport pay a median of $1,337. A two-bedroom takes about 14% of the town's median household income.
Studio $880 · 4 bedrooms $1,890
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (76426; Wise County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.