Bridgeport vs Stamford
Bridgeport, CT compared with Stamford, CT · 20 miles apart
Bridgeport has 152,273 residents to Stamford’s 139,535. Bridgeport comes out ahead on median rent, price to income. Stamford does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Bridgeport, CT | Stamford, CT | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 152,273 | 139,535 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 9,479 | 3,708 |
| Median household income | $58,685 | $111,586 |
| Median home value | $274,900 | $624,400 |
| Median rent | $1,450 | $2,276 |
| Homeownership | 42.8% | 48.8% |
| Average commute | 30.5 min | 28.5 min |
| Median age | 36.7 | 38.4 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 23.4% | 51.7% |
| Poverty rate | 21% | 10.1% |
| Unemployment | 9% | 4.9% |
| Price to income | 4.7× | 5.6× |
| Clear days a year | — | 21 |
| Days above 90°F | — | 13 |
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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