Best PlacesEast Side-Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Side-Bridgeport, 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.
East Side-Bridgeport, Bridgeport ranks 5,426th 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 East Side-Bridgeport, 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.
East Side-Bridgeport, Bridgeport's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Side-Bridgeport, Bridgeport ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
Where East Side-Bridgeport, Bridgeport ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- School gradeF, better than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in East Side-Bridgeport, Bridgeport
A household needs to earn about $80,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Side-Bridgeport, Bridgeport home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $53,347, 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 East Side-Bridgeport, Bridgeport's effective rate of 2.19%, 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 East Side-Bridgeport, Bridgeport
East Side-Bridgeport, Bridgeport runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for East Side-Bridgeport, Bridgeport.
Who works in East Side-Bridgeport, Bridgeport, and how
Work in East Side-Bridgeport, Bridgeport centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 23%
Life in East Side-Bridgeport, Bridgeport
The coast is about 4 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across East Side-Bridgeport, Bridgeport, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in East Side-Bridgeport, Bridgeport, month by month
East Side-Bridgeport, 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 East Side-Bridgeport, Bridgeport
The nearest airport, Tweed/New Haven, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Laguardia, about 46 miles away.
The best schools in and around East Side-Bridgeport, Bridgeport
Schools across East Side-Bridgeport, Bridgeport average an F, better than 3% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Beardsley SchoolD · 17% proficient
- Waltersville SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- Read SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Central High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
- The Bridge AcademyD− · 16% proficient
- Bridgeport Military AcademyF · 6% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Side-Bridgeport, Bridgeport school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Side-Bridgeport, 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 East Side-Bridgeport, Bridgeport against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in East Side-Bridgeport, Bridgeport
Is East Side-Bridgeport, Bridgeport a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Side-Bridgeport, Bridgeport ranks 5,426th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on civic engagement, fast internet, and walkability, 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 East Side-Bridgeport, Bridgeport expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $258,718. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $53,347 median income, cost of living beats 14% of neighborhoods.
Is East Side-Bridgeport, Bridgeport safe?
East Side-Bridgeport, Bridgeport is safer than 28% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $460 per resident a year.
Compare East Side-Bridgeport, Bridgeport with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Side-Bridgeport, Bridgeport. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Side-Bridgeport, 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.
East Side-Bridgeport, Bridgeport detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Side-Bridgeport, Bridgeport: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Side-Bridgeport, Bridgeport: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Side-Bridgeport, Bridgeport: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Side-Bridgeport, Bridgeport: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Side-Bridgeport, 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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