Bridgeport vs Meriden
Bridgeport, CT compared with Meriden, CT · 32 miles apart
Bridgeport has 152,273 residents to Meriden’s 60,810. Bridgeport comes out ahead on bachelor's degree +. Meriden does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.
| Bridgeport, CT | Meriden, CT | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 152,273 | 60,810 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 9,479 | 2,562 |
| Median household income | $58,685 | $71,253 |
| Median home value | $274,900 | $241,200 |
| Median rent | $1,450 | $1,294 |
| Homeownership | 42.8% | 60.1% |
| Average commute | 30.5 min | 23 min |
| Median age | 36.7 | 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 23.4% | 22.2% |
| Poverty rate | 21% | 13.2% |
| Unemployment | 9% | 8% |
| Price to income | 4.7× | 3.4× |
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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