Bridgeport vs East Hartford
Bridgeport, CT compared with East Hartford, CT · 50 miles apart
Bridgeport has 152,273 residents to East Hartford’s 50,918. Bridgeport comes out ahead on bachelor's degree +. East Hartford does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.
| Bridgeport, CT | East Hartford, CT | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 152,273 | 50,918 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 9,479 | 2,828 |
| Median household income | $58,685 | $70,778 |
| Median home value | $274,900 | $229,700 |
| Median rent | $1,450 | $1,225 |
| Homeownership | 42.8% | 60.4% |
| Average commute | 30.5 min | 22.4 min |
| Median age | 36.7 | 38.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 23.4% | 17.2% |
| Poverty rate | 21% | 13.2% |
| Unemployment | 9% | 5.4% |
| Price to income | 4.7× | 3.2× |
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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