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, clear days a year. 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 | 20 | 18 |
| Days above 90°F | 9 | 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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