Bridgeport vs New Haven
Bridgeport, CT compared with New Haven, CT · 16 miles apart
Bridgeport has 152,273 residents to New Haven’s 138,774. Bridgeport comes out ahead on median household income, median rent, homeownership. New Haven does better on average commute, bachelor's degree +, unemployment.
| Bridgeport, CT | New Haven, CT | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 152,273 | 138,774 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 9,479 | 7,425 |
| Median household income | $58,685 | $56,851 |
| Median home value | $274,900 | $287,100 |
| Median rent | $1,450 | $1,488 |
| Homeownership | 42.8% | 28.4% |
| Average commute | 30.5 min | 21.5 min |
| Median age | 36.7 | 31.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 23.4% | 38.9% |
| Poverty rate | 21% | 23.9% |
| Unemployment | 9% | 8.4% |
| Price to income | 4.7× | 5.1× |
| Clear days a year | — | 22 |
| Days above 90°F | — | 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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