Living in Bridgeport, CT

Bridgeport sits comfortably below national crime averages. The violent crime index is 48 against a national baseline of 100, and property crime registers at 80. Most neighborhoods feel safe for walking, errands, and daily life. Like anywhere, some areas need more caution than others — ask locals or check precinct maps before picking a neighborhood. Data from the FBI UCR.

It depends on your income, but the city-wide numbers are starting to feel tight. Median rent is $1,405/month against $56,584/year in household income — a 29.8% rent-to-income ratio. That's right at the line where financial advisors start raising eyebrows. You can make it work, especially with a roommate or dual income, but single earners at the median may feel squeezed. Some neighborhoods are cheaper than others, so shop around. Census ACS 2023.

It can be. The mean commute is 28 minutes, a bit above the national average. 63.4% of workers drive solo, which means congestion during rush hour is real. 7.1% rely on public transit, and 6.4% skip the commute by working from home. If you're choosing between neighborhoods, proximity to your workplace should rank high on the list — a few miles can mean 20 extra minutes each way during peak hours.

Everything on this page is built from public government sources: rent and income figures from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023); commute and transportation data from Census ACS tables B08303 and B08006; crime rates from the FBI Uniform Crime Report. We refresh each dataset monthly through an automated pipeline and cross-check for anomalies. No surveys, no user-submitted guesses — just official federal data presented in a way that's actually useful for people researching a move.