What is the cost of living in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury?

Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 106.9, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 150.5, which is above the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $2,511/month.

What is the median salary in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury?

The median salary in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury is $81,827 annually (mean: $86,203). Top occupations include Retail Salespersons, General and Operations Managers, Home Health and Personal Care Aides.

How safe is Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury?

The violent crime rate in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury area is 139 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 1397 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury?

The state of CT has 1,005 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. Charter schools make up 2.1% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury?

Infant center-based childcare in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury area averages $17,127 per year. Preschool averages $13,559/year. These are state-level averages.

Is Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury a good place to relocate?

Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury has a Life Score of 39.1/100 (F), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This places Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury in the bottom decile of scored metros; compare individual dimensions to see where the biggest gaps are.

Where does Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury ranks #117 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area

BEA RPP 106.9 ranks #367 of 387 scored metros for higher prices (dearer third).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

106.9
Cost index (US=100): $2,511
2BR rent / mo: $81,827
Median salary: 55.8
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury ranks #117 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (55.8/100), with its strongest marks in low hazard and job market.

#117
of 387 US metros · Above median: 3,675,069
metro-area population: 139
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 1,005
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: housing (3/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury ranks #117 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 106.9 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $2,511/mo, median salary $81,827; LiveAbility Score 55.8/100, strongest in low hazard and job market.

Signature: BEA RPP 106.9 ranks #367 of 387 scored metros for higher prices (dearer third).

Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP 106.9 lands in the dearer third of scored metros (cuts at 91.5 / 97.0). Median 2BR rent $2,511/mo.

LiveAbility 55.8/100 puts Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury in the top third (#117 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury area is 384,350.

Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

56 Top 30% higher than 70% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US metros. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury MSA; housing RPP 150.5 (100 = national average); 2BR $2,511/mo.

Studio

$1,731

/month

1 Bedroom

$2,100

/month

2 Bedroom

$2,511

/month

3 Bedroom

$3,036

/month

4 Bedroom

$3,598

/month

Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury wages and employment

Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury posts 384,350 total employment with median salary $81,827 against a dearer-than-average RPP.

Median Salary

$81,827

Mean Salary

$86,203

Total Employment

384,350

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Retail Salespersons	$37,330
General and Operations Managers	$137,230
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$38,110
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$36,550
Registered Nurses	$105,660

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury area from NCES.

Schools

1,005

Enrollment

491,941

Student:Teacher

12.1:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$17,127

per year

Toddler (Center)

$17,127

per year

Preschool (Center)

$13,559

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury's composite Life Score is 39.1/100 (F), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

5/100

Bottom decile

Wages

97/100

Elite

Rent

3/100

Bottom decile

Crime

91/100

Elite

Schools

8/100

Bottom decile

Childcare

11/100

Bottom decile

Environment

26/100

Weak

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury ranks #117 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 55.8/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Low hazard (99/100)

Low hazard

99
Job market

97
Schools

92
Safety

91
Air quality

63
Climate

21
Cost of living

5
Housing

3

What this shows Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury's strongest dimensions are low hazard and job market; its weakest among scored dims is housing at 3/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury runs a $81,827 median salary at a 106.9 cost index, ranking #117 of 387 nationally on LiveAbility.

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