Bridgeport, Connecticut

City · population 148,654 (2020 Census)

Median home: $274,900
Household income: $58,685
Jan low / Jul high: 24° / 83°
Snow a year: 34 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 5
Median age: 36.7

Bridgeport is a city of 148,654 people, Connecticut. The median home is worth $274,900, below the typical Connecticut town ($376,000). It ranks more walkable than 100% of Connecticut towns, more vibrant than 98% of Connecticut towns, better transit than 96% of Connecticut towns.

How Bridgeport ranks

Percentile among Connecticut towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Connecticut towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Bridgeport is worth $274,900, below the typical Connecticut town ($376,000). Homes cost about 4.7 times the median household income of $58,685, which is more affordable than 21% of Connecticut towns. Median rent is $1,450 a month. 42.8% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Connecticut towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Bridgeport	Typical Connecticut town
Median home value	$274,900	$376,000
Median rent	$1,450	$1,462
Median household income	$58,685	$109,167
Home value ÷ income	4.7×	3.6×
Homeownership	42.8%	80.3%
Median year built	1955	1969
Seasonal / vacation homes	0.4%	—

Who lives in Bridgeport

People	Bridgeport	Typical Connecticut town
Median age	36.7	45.0
Age 65 and over	13.7%	20.6%
Under 18	20.9%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.4%	45.8%
Below the poverty line	21.0%	5.7%
Veterans	2.2%	—
Born outside the U.S.	32.9%	—
Work from home	7.6%	16.8%
Average commute	30.5 min	27.6 min
Homes with broadband	87.9%	93.8%

Weather in Bridgeport

July highs average 83.4°F and January lows 24.4°F. About 44.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 33.6 inches of snow (typical Connecticut town: 39.0 in). Expect about 9 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 92 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Bridgeport Sikorsky Mem Ap station (4.0 mi away).

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

5 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Bridgeport since 1950, compared with 8 for the typical Connecticut town. The strongest, an EF1, struck on June 24, 2010 about 0.9 miles from the town center. The most recent was on June 24, 2010.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 12 times; the largest was 1.75 inches on July 8, 1982.

Public schools in Bridgeport

46 public schools with 24,230 students, about 14.5 students per teacher.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher
Central High School	9-12	1,704	17.8
Warren Harding High School	9-12	1,201	17.7
Achievement First Bridgeport Academy (charter)	K-12	1,098	20.3
Blackham School	PK-8	1,046	15.8
Bassick High School	9-12	1,033	16.7
Cesar Batalla School	PK-8	1,020	16.2
Bullard-Havens Technical High School	9-12	818	11.1
Geraldine Johnson School	PK-8	802	16.0
Read School	PK-8	793	16.2
Capital Preparatory Harbor School (charter)	K-12	781	20.0
Luis Munoz Marin School	PK-8	710	13.4
Great Oaks Charter School (charter)	6-12	659	16.1

Towns near Bridgeport

Stratford, CT
3.7 mi · 52,355 people · home $372,200
Fairfield University, CT
3.7 mi · 2,884 people · home —
Trumbull Center, CT
3.9 mi · 9,746 people · home $486,000
Fairfield, CT
4.0 mi · 61,512 people · home $780,500
Lordship, CT
4.9 mi · 2,954 people · home $465,200
Long Hill, CT
5.7 mi · 8,039 people · home $487,800
Trumbull, CT
6.0 mi · 36,827 people · home $547,300
Daniels Farm, CT
6.2 mi · 6,150 people · home $619,900

Bridgeport questions

Is Bridgeport, Connecticut a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Bridgeport scores better for retirees than 2% of Connecticut towns and quieter than 1%. 13.7% of residents are 65 or older (median age 36.7).

How much does a house cost in Bridgeport?

The median owner-occupied home in Bridgeport is valued at $274,900 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $58,685, so homes cost about 4.7 times income. Median rent is $1,450 a month.

What is the weather like in Bridgeport?

July highs average 83.4°F and January lows 24.4°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 44.1 inches of precipitation a year and 33.6 inches of snow.

Does Bridgeport get tornadoes?

5 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Bridgeport since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was an EF1 on June 24, 2010. The typical Connecticut town has had 8.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Bridgeport's Census boundary (GEOID 0908000). Comparisons use the median of Connecticut towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.