Metro Life Score

Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area

Compiled byPlainCompare Editorial, PlainCompare Editorial Team · Updated May 16, 2026

37.7
Life Score / 100: D
Grade (curved): #353
of 387 metros: 9%
of metros outranked

Data updated May 2026

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The verdict

Bridgeport ranks #353 of 387 US metros, ahead of 9% - carried by its wages (97/100) and held back most by rent (3/100).

97
strongest: Wages: 91
then: Safety: 3
weakest: Rent: 7
weighted dimensions

Where Bridgeport sits among all US metros

Composite Life Score vs the national field

38 9th percentile higher than 9% of 387 US metros

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Source PlainCompare composite of BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, EPA data · May 2026

How the score is built

Reading the Bridgeport Life Score

Bridgeport's composite score of 37.7 out of 100, a grade of D, places the metro at rank #353 of 387, ahead of 9% of US metros. The strongest inputs are Wages (97/100) and Safety (91/100), which pull the composite upward, while Rent (3/100) and Cost of Living (5/100) drag it downward. (How the weighting works.)

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 Metropolitan Statistical Area): 139 violent, 1397 property/100K. NCES: 12.1:1 ratio, 2.1% charter. DOL infant childcare $17,127/yr. EPA: 17 Superfund sites (CT Metropolitan Statistical Area). Ranks #350-#356 below.

Dimension detail

How Bridgeport scores, dimension by dimension

Score Breakdown

Dimension Scores

Cost of Living 5/100 (20%)

Wages 97/100 (20%)

Rent 3/100 (15%)

Safety 91/100 (15%)

Schools 8/100 (10%)

Childcare 11/100 (10%)

Environment 12/100 (10%)

Key Data Points

106.9

Cost Index (RPP)

$81,827

Avg Median Salary

$2,511

2BR Fair Market Rent

139

Violent Crime/100K (CT Metropolitan Statistical Area)

12.1:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

$17,127

Infant Childcare/yr (CT Metropolitan Statistical Area)

Superfund Sites (CT Metropolitan Statistical Area)

384,350

Total Employment

Crime, schools, childcare, and environment data shown at state level where metro-specific data is unavailable.

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Ranking Context

Bridgeport outranks 9% of U.S. metros.

Rank	Metro	Score	Grade
#350	Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	38.0	D
#351	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	38.2	D
#352	Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	38.2	D
#353	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	37.7	D
#354	Kahului-Wailuku, HI	37.7	D
#355	Lexington Park, MD	37.7	D
#356	Napa, CA	37.6	D

Using Bridgeport's Life Score

Bridgeport is a regional baseline, not a neighborhood reading, use it to shortlist, then dig into the dimensions that matter to you.

Its strongest dimension is wages (97/100) and its weakest is rent (3/100) - weigh those against your own priorities. How the score is built
Put Bridgeport head-to-head against another metro before you decide, every dimension, side by side. Compare metros
See where Bridgeport lands on the national rankings for cost, safety, pay and more. Browse rankings

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are Bridgeport's biggest strengths? ▼

Bridgeport's strongest dimensions are Wages (97/100), Safety (91/100), Environment (12/100). Wages is top-tier nationally.

What are Bridgeport's weakest areas? ▼

Bridgeport's lowest-scoring dimensions are Rent (3/100), Cost of Living (5/100), Schools (8/100). Rent weighs heavily on the composite.

How expensive is Bridgeport compared to the national average? ▼

Bridgeport's Regional Price Parity is 106.9 (6.9% more than national); rent RPP 150.5.

What is the average salary in Bridgeport? ▼

Bridgeport median salary: $81,827, 384,350 jobs. Top: Retail Salespersons, General and Operations Managers, Home Health and Personal Care Aides.

How is the life score calculated? ▼

Bridgeport's 37.7/100 blends 7 federal-data dimensions - see our methodology page for the weighting.

Research Guides

Data from BEA, HUD, FBI UCR, BLS OES, NCES, DOL, and EPA. Not affiliated with the U.S. Government.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCompare Editorial

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

All federal data sources used on this page

U.S. Census Bureau ACS - multi-dimension demographic + housing + income aggregates for cross-area comparison. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
BEA Regional Economic Accounts - GDP, personal income, employment by state and metro. bea.gov/data/regional
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) - wage estimates for comparable-area indexing. bls.gov/oes
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) - crime statistics for safety-score component. fbi.gov/ucr
NCES Common Core of Data - public-school quality indicators by area. nces.ed.gov/ccd
EPA AirNow + Air Quality System (AQS) - air-quality measurements by area. epa.gov/outdoor-air-quality-data
HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR) - county and metro housing-cost indicators. huduser.gov/datasets/fmr

Every figure on PlainCompare is loaded directly from BEA, HUD, FBI UCR, BLS OEWS, NCES, DOL, EPA, and the Census Bureau, no number is typed in by an editor. This metro's Life Score is computed directly from the 7 federal sources cited above. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.