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Bridgeport vs West Hartford

Bridgeport, CT compared with West Hartford, CT · 46 miles apart

Bridgeport has 152,273 residents to West Hartford’s 63,620. Bridgeport comes out ahead on median rent. West Hartford does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.

Bridgeport, CT West Hartford, CT
Population 152,273 63,620
Density (per sq mi) 9,479 2,917
Median household income $58,685 $129,890
Median home value $274,900 $411,000
Median rent $1,450 $1,756
Homeownership 42.8% 67.4%
Average commute 30.5 min 22.3 min
Median age 36.7 40.8
Bachelor's degree + 23.4% 66.6%
Poverty rate 21% 6.3%
Unemployment 9% 4.1%
Price to income 4.7× 3.2×
Clear days a year 18
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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