Best PlacesBridgeport, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bridgeport, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Bridgeport ranks 29,465th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 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.
Bridgeport's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bridgeport ranks high
- Short commute12.2 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Household income$120,755 median, better than 93% of towns
- TransitBetter than 92% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 91% of towns
Where Bridgeport ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 47 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,436 a month, better than only 5% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bridgeport
A household needs to earn about $92,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bridgeport home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $120,755, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Bridgeport's effective rate of 0.89%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bridgeport
Bridgeport's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bridgeport.
Who works in Bridgeport, and how
Work in Bridgeport centers on hospitality & food and public administration. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 42%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 44%
Life in Bridgeport
Bridgeport has more restaurants and bars per resident than 98% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Bridgeport and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Bridgeport, month by month
Bridgeport sees roughly 47 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 29° | 16° |
| April | 60° | 43° | 26° |
| July | 88° | 67° | 44° |
| October | 67° | 45° | 26° |
Flying in and out of Bridgeport
The nearest airport, Mammoth Yosemite, is about 49 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 131 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bridgeport
Schools across Bridgeport average a B−, better than 61% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lee Vining ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Bridgeport ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
- Raymond-knowles ElementaryC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Mariposa County HighB · 50% proficient
- Lee Vining HighC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bridgeport school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
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 Bridgeport against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bridgeport
Is Bridgeport a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bridgeport ranks 29,465th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, quiet, and high incomes, and lowest on crime and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bridgeport expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $347,302. The overall cost of living runs about 12% above the national average. Set against a $120,755 median income, cost of living beats 83% of towns.
Is Bridgeport safe?
Bridgeport is safer than 0% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,431 per resident a year.
Compare Bridgeport with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bridgeport. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 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.
Bridgeport detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bridgeport: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bridgeport: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bridgeport: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bridgeport: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
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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