Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Bridgeport’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for health. 33% of residents live below the poverty line in Bridgeport, above both the Alabama town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). On health, just 11 of Alabama’s 308 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 93% of U.S. towns. Bridgeport's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 88% of U.S. towns. Russell Cave National Monument and Bridgeport Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. Bridgeport has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Bridgeport beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Bridgeport Historic District| Widest gap | Bridgeport | AL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 13.9% | 8% |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Alabama), ordered by how far Bridgeport is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,247 in 1900, 2,264 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1860 and 4 maps from 1936 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bridgeport, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Bridgeport.
23% of adults smoke cigarettes in Bridgeport, where Alabama’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 14%. 38% of Bridgeport adults get no exercise outside work. Of the 188 Alabama towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Bridgeport.
| Bridgeport | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 43% | 35% |
| What stands out | Bridgeport | AL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 13.9% | 8% |
| More smokers | 23.4% | 15.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.9% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Jackson County school district. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 224 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AL on state tests and graduation
The typical Bridgeport home is worth about $136,000, down 7% in a year, 43% below the Alabama typical home. Bridgeport’s median rent is $569 a month.
| Bridgeport | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 56% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $569 a month | $940 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Bridgeport has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Bridgeport is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Bridgeport for work: only 15% work in town. Jobs based in Bridgeport fell to 762 in 2023, 453 fewer than in 2013. Only 7 of the 187 Alabama towns we compare have a lower median household income than Bridgeport.
| Bridgeport | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $34,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bridgeport. Close and well known come first.
20 mi MountainLookout Mountain
22 mi WaterfallRuby Falls
7 mi Park & preserveNickajack Cave28 mi CaveEllison's Cave
5 mi National MonumentRussell Cave National Monument8K visitors a year
25 mi Zoo & aquariumTennessee AquariumLookout Mountain: Teke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ruby Falls: Oydman (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nickajack Cave: Blueway, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Russell Cave National Monument: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tennessee Aquarium: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0
None within 15 miles of Bridgeport; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Bridgeport residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
City in Alabama, United States
Bridgeport is a city in Jackson County, Alabama, United States. At the time of 2020 census the population was 2,264, down from 2,418 in 2010. Bridgeport is included in the Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL Combined Statistical Area.
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One town shares a border with Bridgeport.
| Town | AL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport | — | — | A | C | B+ | D− |
| Stevenson | — | — | B | C− | B+ | D− |
Bridgeport and Stevenson have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Compare Bridgeport with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
