Bridgeport vs Hartford
Bridgeport, CT compared with Hartford, CT · 48 miles apart
Bridgeport has 152,273 residents to Hartford’s 121,981. Bridgeport comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Hartford does better on median rent, average commute.
| Bridgeport, CT | Hartford, CT | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 152,273 | 121,981 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 9,479 | 7,006 |
| Median household income | $58,685 | $46,411 |
| Median home value | $274,900 | $228,600 |
| Median rent | $1,450 | $1,269 |
| Homeownership | 42.8% | 25.7% |
| Average commute | 30.5 min | 23.1 min |
| Median age | 36.7 | 33.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 23.4% | 19.4% |
| Poverty rate | 21% | 26.3% |
| Unemployment | 9% | 10.7% |
| Price to income | 4.7× | 4.9× |
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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