Bridgeport vs Norwalk
Bridgeport, CT compared with Norwalk, CT · 13 miles apart
Bridgeport has 152,273 residents to Norwalk’s 94,508. Bridgeport comes out ahead on median rent, price to income. Norwalk does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Bridgeport, CT | Norwalk, CT | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 152,273 | 94,508 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 9,479 | 4,129 |
| Median household income | $58,685 | $107,616 |
| Median home value | $274,900 | $558,000 |
| Median rent | $1,450 | $2,073 |
| Homeownership | 42.8% | 55.6% |
| Average commute | 30.5 min | 27.1 min |
| Median age | 36.7 | 40.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 23.4% | 44.8% |
| Poverty rate | 21% | 9.1% |
| Unemployment | 9% | 5.2% |
| Price to income | 4.7× | 5.2× |
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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