Best PlacesBrooklawn-St. Vincent, Bridgeport, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Brooklawn-St. Vincent, 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.
Brooklawn-St. Vincent, Bridgeport ranks 4,722nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Brooklawn-St. Vincent, 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.
Brooklawn-St. Vincent, Bridgeport's strengths and weaknesses
Where Brooklawn-St. Vincent, Bridgeport ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
Where Brooklawn-St. Vincent, Bridgeport ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Short commute35.9 minutes each way, better than only 6% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD−, better than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,858 a month, better than only 10% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Brooklawn-St. Vincent, Bridgeport
A household needs to earn about $90,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Brooklawn-St. Vincent, Bridgeport home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $64,290, 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 Brooklawn-St. Vincent, Bridgeport's effective rate of 2.15%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Brooklawn-St. Vincent, Bridgeport
Brooklawn-St. Vincent, 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 Brooklawn-St. Vincent, Bridgeport.
Who works in Brooklawn-St. Vincent, Bridgeport, and how
Work in Brooklawn-St. Vincent, Bridgeport centers on construction 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 83%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Brooklawn-St. Vincent, Bridgeport
Brooklawn-St. Vincent, Bridgeport has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 4 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Brooklawn-St. Vincent, Bridgeport and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Brooklawn-St. Vincent, Bridgeport, month by month
Brooklawn-St. Vincent, 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 Brooklawn-St. Vincent, Bridgeport
The nearest airport, Tweed/New Haven, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Laguardia, about 45 miles away.
The best schools in and around Brooklawn-St. Vincent, Bridgeport
Schools across Brooklawn-St. Vincent, Bridgeport average a D−, better than 7% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Stratfield SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Classical Studies AcademyD · 18% proficient
- Blackham SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tomlinson Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Fairfield Warde High SchoolA− · 61% proficient
- Central High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
- Bassick High SchoolF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Brooklawn-St. Vincent, Bridgeport school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Brooklawn-St. Vincent, 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 Brooklawn-St. Vincent, Bridgeport against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Brooklawn-St. Vincent, Bridgeport
Is Brooklawn-St. Vincent, Bridgeport a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Brooklawn-St. Vincent, Bridgeport ranks 4,722nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on fast internet, civic engagement, and few empty homes, and lowest on property taxes and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Brooklawn-St. Vincent, Bridgeport expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $290,032. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $64,290 median income, cost of living beats 26% of neighborhoods.
Is Brooklawn-St. Vincent, Bridgeport safe?
Brooklawn-St. Vincent, Bridgeport is safer than 54% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $329 per resident a year.
Compare Brooklawn-St. Vincent, Bridgeport with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Brooklawn-St. Vincent, Bridgeport. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Brooklawn-St. Vincent, 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.
Brooklawn-St. Vincent, Bridgeport detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Brooklawn-St. Vincent, Bridgeport: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Brooklawn-St. Vincent, Bridgeport: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Brooklawn-St. Vincent, Bridgeport: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Brooklawn-St. Vincent, Bridgeport: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Brooklawn-St. Vincent, 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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