Best PlacesBassickville Historic District, Bridgeport, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport ranks 5,383rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
Where Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $47,895, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport's effective rate of 1.52%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport
Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport.
Who works in Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport, and how
Work in Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport
The coast is about 2 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport, month by month
Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 61° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 69° | 59° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport
The nearest airport, Tweed/New Haven, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Laguardia, about 44 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport
Schools across Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport average an F, better than 4% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Classical Studies AcademyD · 18% proficient
- Geraldine Johnson SchoolD− · 11% proficient
- James J. Curiale SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Park City Prep Charter SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Central High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
- Bridgeport Military AcademyF · 6% proficient
- Bassick High SchoolF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport
Is Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport ranks 5,383rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on fast internet, cell coverage, and civic engagement, and lowest on the schools and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $274,266. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $47,895 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport safe?
Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport is safer than 37% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $406 per resident a year.
Compare Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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