Bridgeport vs Danbury
Bridgeport, CT compared with Danbury, CT · 21 miles apart
Bridgeport has 152,273 residents to Danbury’s 89,033. Bridgeport comes out ahead on median rent, price to income, clear days a year. Danbury does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Bridgeport, CT | Danbury, CT | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 152,273 | 89,033 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 9,479 | 2,118 |
| Median household income | $58,685 | $83,393 |
| Median home value | $274,900 | $411,200 |
| Median rent | $1,450 | $1,846 |
| Homeownership | 42.8% | 53.8% |
| Average commute | 30.5 min | 29.9 min |
| Median age | 36.7 | 40.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 23.4% | 34% |
| Poverty rate | 21% | 11.7% |
| Unemployment | 9% | 6.5% |
| Price to income | 4.7× | 4.9× |
| Clear days a year | 20 | 18 |
| Days above 90°F | 9 | 7 |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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