CITY PROFILE

Bridgeport, CT

Buy cheap, rent expensive, leave anyway.

By the numbers

Typical home value$690K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI)
Typical rent$2,853/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI)
Average temperature11.6°C · warmest 23.5°C · coolest -0.1°C · NASA POWER
Annual precipitation1206 mm · NASA POWER
Sunshine (solar energy)3.87 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean)
Metro size rank (US)#60 · Zillow SizeRank

Match scores

  • Affordable to buy64
  • Affordable to rent30
  • Climate comfort59
  • Plenty of sunshine40
  • Big-city amenities61

Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.