Compare / Bridgeport to Hartford
Bridgeport, CT vs Hartford, CT
Simple answer
You'd likely save $466 a month in Hartford.
This is the HUD 2-bedroom fair-market rent for October 2026 through September 2027. It is not your lease.
The largest cost gap in this pair is housing prices. The BEA housing price parity differs by 40.2 points (Bridgeport 150.5, Hartford 110.2).
Connecticut taxes wages at rates up to 6.99%. Connecticut taxes wages at rates up to 6.99%. Combined sales tax differs by 0.0 percentage points, higher in Connecticut. The effective property tax gap is 0.00 percentage points, higher in Connecticut.
Both metros are in Connecticut, so benefit eligibility in this tool does not change with the move. Rent and price levels still differ.
A $75,000 salary in Bridgeport lines up with about $72,110 in Hartford on the 2024 all-items price parity. Census median gross rent and the commute figures are 2024. Fair Market Rents are fiscal year 2027.
Bridgeport
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
- 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent
- $2,399
- HUD area
- Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA
- Census median gross rent
- $1,895
- All-items price parity
- 106.9
- Goods price parity
- 97.3
- Utilities price parity
- 147.1
- Mean commute
- 32.3 min
- Median household income
- $116,402
Hartford
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
- 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent
- $1,933
- HUD area
- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA
- Census median gross rent
- $1,458
- All-items price parity
- 102.7
- Goods price parity
- 97.3
- Utilities price parity
- 144.9
- Mean commute
- 24.3 min
- Median household income
- $94,419
Equivalent salary
The first number keeps the same place in the national price level. The second also runs 2026 federal income tax, employee Social Security and Medicare, and a simplified state income tax. Groceries use the BEA goods price parity, not a grocery receipt.
$72,110
Salary in Hartford that matches the 2024 all-items regional price parity.
$71,492
Gross salary in Hartford whose after-tax pay buys the same basket, using price parities.
$60,431
Scales the salary by the ratio of HUD 2-bedroom Fair Market Rents. Rent is not the whole budget.
Taxes on the two sides of the move
| Tax | Connecticut | Connecticut |
|---|---|---|
| State income tax on wages | up to 6.99% | up to 6.99% |
| Combined sales tax, Jan 1, 2026 | 6.3% | 6.3% |
| Effective property tax, ACS 2024 median / median | 1.66% | 1.66% |
On a $400,000 home, the state median effective rate implies about $6,624 a year in Connecticut and $6,624 in Connecticut. That illustration is not a local bill. Childcare prices are not in the verified dataset for these metros.
Benefits if you land in Connecticut
Bridgeport and Hartford are in Connecticut. The benefit rules in this tool are statewide, so the statuses match. Rent and prices still differ.
Food stamps (SNAP)
BridgeportLikely eligible
HartfordLikely eligible
Medicaid and CHIP
BridgeportLikely eligible
HartfordLikely eligible
WIC
BridgeportLikely eligible
HartfordLikely eligible
School meals
BridgeportLikely eligible
HartfordLikely eligible
LIHEAP
BridgeportMaybe
HartfordMaybe
Earned Income Tax Credit
BridgeportLikely eligible
HartfordLikely eligible
Child Tax Credit
BridgeportLikely eligible
HartfordLikely eligible
Marketplace premium tax credits
BridgeportUnlikely
HartfordUnlikely
Lifeline phone and internet
BridgeportLikely eligible
HartfordLikely eligible
SSI
BridgeportUnlikely
HartfordUnlikely
| Program | Bridgeport | Hartford |
|---|---|---|
| Food stamps (SNAP) | Likely eligible | Likely eligible |
| Medicaid and CHIP | Likely eligible | Likely eligible |
| WIC | Likely eligible | Likely eligible |
| School meals | Likely eligible | Likely eligible |
| LIHEAP | Maybe | Maybe |
| Earned Income Tax Credit | Likely eligible | Likely eligible |
| Child Tax Credit | Likely eligible | Likely eligible |
| Marketplace premium tax credits | Unlikely | Unlikely |
| Lifeline phone and internet | Likely eligible | Likely eligible |
| SSI | Unlikely | Unlikely |
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