Metro Life Score
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area
Bottom-quartile composite Life Score — grade C-, 14th percentile of the national corpus.
- 40.7
- Life Score / 100
- C-
- Grade (curved)
- #334
- of 387 metros
- 14%
- composite percentile
Data updated August 2026
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The verdict
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury is bottom-quartile composite Life Score — #334 of 387 (40.7/100, grade C-, 14th percentile). Carried by safety at 99/100; held back most by rent at 3/100.
- 14th
- composite percentile
- #334
- of 387 peers
- 5th
- cost dimension percentile
- 98th
- wages dimension percentile
Life Score shape · LOWER · SAFE-LED · signature wages
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury: pay power is the signature
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury stamps LOWER · SAFE-LED with wages at the 98th percentile of the metro corpus (PEAK) — ahead of its cost mark (CEILING, 5th) and composite #334. Safety (99/100) amplifies the lead; Rent (3/100) is the residual gap. According to PlainCompare's federal Life Score corpus ranking, Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area ranks #334 of 387 metros by composite Life Score (highest = #1) and #367 of 387 by cost-of-living dimension score (highest = #1). Methodology.
BEA RPP 106.9 (rent-RPP 150.5). BLS median salary $81,827, 384,350 jobs (Retail Salespersons, General and Operations Managers, Home Health and Personal Care Aides). HUD 2BR FMR $2,511/mo (studio $1,731).
FBI UCR (CT): 139 violent, 1397 property/100K. NCES: 12.2:1 ratio, 2.1% charter. DOL infant childcare $17,127/yr. EPA: 17 Superfund sites (CT).
Where Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury sits among all US metros
Composite Life Score vs the national field
41 14th percentile higher than 14% of 387 US metros
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Source PlainCompare composite of BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, EPA data · August 2026
How the 40.7 is built
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury's Life Score, decomposed
Dimension detail
How Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury scores, dimension by dimension
Score Breakdown
Dimension Scores
Key Data Points
Geography used: crime, schools, childcare, and environment cards above are CT state-level when metro-specific feeds are unavailable, see the scope key at the top of this page.
Compare Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury With...
Ranking Context
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury outranks 14% of U.S. metros.
| Rank | Metro | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| #331 | Yuba City, CA | 40.8 | C- |
| #332 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 40.8 | C- |
| #333 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 40.8 | C- |
| #334 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area | 40.7 | C- |
| #335 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 40.7 | C- |
| #336 | Helena, MT | 40.7 | C- |
| #337 | Modesto, CA | 40.5 | C- |
Quality vs. Affordability
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area's quality rank (bottom 14% lowest-quality) and affordability rank (bottom 5% least affordable) sit close together -- an unusually proportionate metro where overall quality and cost-of-living move together.
CT Metro Scores
Read with Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury
Nearest composite peers and cost poles for Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury (LOWER · SAFE-LED · CEILING/PEAK), replacing the fixed Explore/Guides strip.
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
ABS(composite) peer at 40.7 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade C- vs this page's LOWER · SAFE-LED · CEILING/PEAK.
Helena, MT
ABS(composite) peer at 40.7 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade C- vs this page's LOWER · SAFE-LED · CEILING/PEAK.
Chattanooga, TN-GA
ABS(composite) peer at 40.8 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade C- vs this page's LOWER · SAFE-LED · CEILING/PEAK.
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
ABS(composite) peer at 40.8 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade C- vs this page's LOWER · SAFE-LED · CEILING/PEAK.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 5/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp CEILING vs this metro's CEILING.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 5/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp CEILING vs this metro's CEILING.
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area relocation guide
Stamp-branched guide for LOWER · SAFE-LED · CEILING/PEAK - how to read federal Life Score inputs before a move.
Using Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury's bottom-third Life Score
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury scores 40.7/100 overall, but Safety (99.0) and Rent (3.4) sit 95.6 points apart, so decide which of the two matters more to you before leaning on the total.
- Safety is the strongest of Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury's seven dimensions (weighted 15% in the composite); if it is your priority, this is where the metro earns its rank. See all seven dimensions
- Rent is the weakest (weighted 15% in the composite); if it is a dealbreaker, weigh it before the ranking does. Rank metros on the composite
- Norwich is the nearest comparison this page can offer; put the two side by side on the same seven dimensions. Compare with Norwich
A low composite is a weighted blend; individual dimensions can still be strong.