Cost of living in Bridgeport, Connecticut
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,450 a month.
Bridgeport is a city in Connecticut. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $58,685 a year.
- People
- 149,153
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,450
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $58,685
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $274,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,399
- Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA
Bridgeport, Connecticut has about 149,153 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $274,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in this town's area (Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA) is $2,399 a month. That rate runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area, prices sit at 106.9 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Connecticut taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.3% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Bridgeport's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Connecticut home paid 24.16¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Bridgeport's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Connecticut in the table we use.
Among 139 places we list in Connecticut with a rent figure, 72 have higher typical rent than Bridgeport.
Nearby places
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Typical rent $1,620
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- Lordship
Typical rent $1,672
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Typical rent $1,952
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Typical rent $3,333
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Typical rent $2,278
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EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Connecticut
Bigger places in Connecticut
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.