Bridgeport, CT
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area
Figures are medians for the whole Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area, not the city proper.
Among the 300 U.S. metros CityLedger tracks, Bridgeport ranks 1st for affordability — how far a typical paycheck stretches after local prices — and 6th for income. A household earns $116,402 a year while median rent runs $1,895/mo, making it comfortably affordable for what residents earn. Affordability and price level are different lenses: the raw cost of living here runs 7% above the U.S. average.
Its strongest card is affordability (1st of 300), while commute is the soft spot (291st). Housing usually decides a move: rent ranks 276th and home prices 278th among the 300 metros CityLedger tracks.
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On $75,000 for just you in Bridgeport, your take-home is worth about $54,217 once local prices are factored in — local prices stretch it less than the U.S. average.
Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.
The numbers
Income & cost
- Median income
- 6th of 300↑19.9%$116,402
- Cost of living?The local price level vs. the U.S. average of 100 (BEA). Lower means cheaper. This is raw prices, not adjusted for income.
- 281st of 300107 (US=100)
- Cost-adj. income?Median household income divided by the local price level — what the typical paycheck is really worth here.
- $108,925
- Per-capita income
- $72,853
- Full-time pay
- $56,631
Housing
- Median rent
- 276th of 300↑24.6%$1,895/mo
- Home value
- 278th of 300↑38.5%$615,800
- Property tax
- $9,035/yr · 1.5%
- Sales tax
- 6.35%
Jobs & education
- Unemployment
- 208th of 3005%
- Bachelor's+
- 16th of 30050.9%
- Avg commute
- 291st of 30032.3 min
People
- Population
- 972,679
- Population change
- +3.1%
- Median age
- 40.6 yrs
- Foreign-born
- 23.4%
- Broadband
- 95%
Environment & risk
- Air quality (AQI)
- 97th of 30042
- Natural-hazard loss
- 192nd of 300$15/$10k
Health
- Fair/poor health
- 22nd of 30014.9%
- Uninsured (18–64)
- 11.7%
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS), U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. EPA, FEMA, CDC, NOAA — every figure's source is listed on our methodology page. Data built 2026-06-14. ↑↓ mark the change since 2019.
How CityLedger scores it
Transparent weights — see our methodology.
Strengths
- + Affordability
- + Household income
- + Education
- + Air quality
- + Health
Watch-outs
- – Cost of living
- – Rent
- – Home prices
- – Job market
- – Commute
Climate
30-year normals (1991–2020) from the nearest station — danbury muni ap.
What jobs pay in Bridgeport
Median annual wage by occupation (BLS OEWS 2025) — half of workers in each role earn more, half less.
- Financial managers
- $211,000
- IT managers
- $201,440
- Lawyers
- $180,610
- Software developers
- $162,650
- Pharmacists
- $157,440
- Family medicine physicians
- $155,250
- General & operations managers
- $137,230
- Civil engineers
- $107,870
- Registered nurses
- $105,660
- Accountants & auditors
- $102,020
- Elementary school teachers
- $98,600
- Web developers
- $93,550
- Police officers
- $84,000
- Secondary school teachers
- $82,960
- Plumbers
- $79,700
- Electricians
- $79,560
- Carpenters
- $63,210
- Truck drivers (heavy)
- $61,580
- Construction laborers
- $59,030
- Maintenance & repair workers
- $57,500
- Customer service reps
- $49,970
- Waiters & waitresses
- $38,820
- Janitors
- $38,630
- Retail salespersons
- $37,330
- Cashiers
- $36,420
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 — annual median wage. Cross-industry, all experience levels.
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Bridgeport metro — frequently asked
- What is the median rent in the Bridgeport metro?
- Median gross rent across the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area is $1,895 a month (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024). That figure covers the whole metro area, not just the city of Bridgeport.
- What is the median household income in the Bridgeport metro?
- A typical household in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area earns $116,402 a year (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- Is Bridgeport expensive to live in?
- The overall cost of living in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area runs about 7% above the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024) — prices are higher than average, before accounting for local pay.
- Does a paycheck go far in the Bridgeport metro?
- After adjusting for local prices, the median household income is worth about $108,925 (versus its face value of $116,402). CityLedger rates the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area comfortably affordable for what residents earn.
- What is the typical home value in the Bridgeport metro?
- The median home value across the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area is $615,800 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- What is the unemployment rate in the Bridgeport metro?
- The unemployment rate in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area is 5% (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).