Best PlacesNorth Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North 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.
North Bridgeport, Bridgeport ranks 4,927th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in North 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.
North Bridgeport, Bridgeport's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Bridgeport, Bridgeport ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
Where North Bridgeport, Bridgeport ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% 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 North Bridgeport, Bridgeport
A household needs to earn about $77,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Bridgeport, Bridgeport home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $57,364, 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 North Bridgeport, Bridgeport's effective rate of 2.05%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in North Bridgeport, Bridgeport
North Bridgeport, Bridgeport runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for North Bridgeport, Bridgeport.
Who works in North Bridgeport, Bridgeport, and how
Work in North Bridgeport, Bridgeport centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in North Bridgeport, Bridgeport
North Bridgeport, Bridgeport has more parkland per resident than 91% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 5 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of North Bridgeport, Bridgeport and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Bridgeport, Bridgeport, month by month
North 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 North 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 47 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Bridgeport, Bridgeport
Schools across North Bridgeport, Bridgeport average a D−, better than 7% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Multicultural Magnet SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Six-six Magnet SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- High Horizons Magnet SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Information Technology & Software Engineering Magnet High ScC+ · 35% proficient
- Bullard-havens Technical High SchoolF · 11% proficient
- Warren Harding High SchoolF · 6% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Bridgeport, Bridgeport school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North 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 North Bridgeport, Bridgeport against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in North Bridgeport, Bridgeport
Is North Bridgeport, Bridgeport a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Bridgeport, Bridgeport ranks 4,927th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on civic engagement, fast internet, and tree cover, and lowest on property taxes and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Bridgeport, Bridgeport expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $253,013. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $57,364 median income, cost of living beats 23% of neighborhoods.
Is North Bridgeport, Bridgeport safe?
North Bridgeport, Bridgeport is safer than 32% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $437 per resident a year.
Compare North Bridgeport, Bridgeport with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Bridgeport, Bridgeport. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North 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.
North Bridgeport, Bridgeport detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Bridgeport, Bridgeport: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Bridgeport, Bridgeport: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Bridgeport, Bridgeport: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Bridgeport, Bridgeport: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North 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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