Best PlacesBoston Avenue-Mill Hill, Bridgeport, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, 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.
Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, Bridgeport ranks 5,202nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, 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.
Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, Bridgeport's strengths and weaknesses
Where Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, Bridgeport ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 75% of neighborhoods
Where Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, Bridgeport ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD−, better than only 6% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, Bridgeport
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, Bridgeport home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $49,654, 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 Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, Bridgeport's effective rate of 1.90%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, Bridgeport
Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, Bridgeport's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, Bridgeport.
Who works in Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, Bridgeport, and how
Work in Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, Bridgeport centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 17%
Life in Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, Bridgeport
The coast is about 5 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, Bridgeport, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, Bridgeport, month by month
Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, 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 Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, Bridgeport
The nearest airport, Tweed/New Haven, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Laguardia, about 47 miles away.
The best schools in and around Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, Bridgeport
Schools across Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, Bridgeport average a D−, better than 6% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Six-six Magnet SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- High Horizons Magnet SchoolD · 19% proficient
- Waltersville SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Harry B. Flood Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Bunnell High SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Warren Harding High SchoolF · 6% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, Bridgeport school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, 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 Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, Bridgeport against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, Bridgeport
Is Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, Bridgeport a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, Bridgeport ranks 5,202nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on civic engagement, fast internet, and big-city access, and lowest on an overheated housing market and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, Bridgeport expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $216,510. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $49,654 median income, cost of living beats 14% of neighborhoods.
Is Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, Bridgeport safe?
Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, Bridgeport is safer than 39% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $402 per resident a year.
Compare Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, Bridgeport with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, Bridgeport. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, 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.
Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, Bridgeport detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, Bridgeport: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, Bridgeport: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, Bridgeport: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, Bridgeport: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Boston Avenue-Mill Hill, 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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