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Bridgeport is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B− overall, 173rd of 640 graded towns in Texas, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $96K. It also does better than most on safety: it reports less crime per resident than 60% of U.S. towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in schools: its schools rank behind 61% of the state's. A typical home there costs about $221K, 2.4 years of the Dallas metro’s $90K median household income. 13% of the land in Bridgeport is conserved, above both Texas’ towns (1.9%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 76 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score higher on the outdoors. Bridgeport Commercial Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Bridgeport is from typical.
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Census counts: 39 in 1880, 5,923 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1960 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.
Bridgeport fares better on crime within Texas than nationally and has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, but it is a long drive from an emergency room.
4.9 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Bridgeport’s trail density is 0.6 miles per square mile, above the Texas town median (0.3) and near the median of U.S. towns (0.4).
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Harwood Park | — | 7 |
| 2. Payne Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Bridgeport ISD. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Bridgeport H S, with 674 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 523 | – |
| Bridgeport H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 674 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
At 2.4 years of the Dallas metro’s $90K median household income, the typical home (about $221K) costs less against local pay than in 84% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its B− for cost of living. The typical value, about $221K, is 9% below its December 2022 peak.
The typical Bridgeport home is worth about $221,000, down 1.7% in a year, 25% below the Texas typical home.
| Bridgeport | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 66% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,337 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Bridgeport weather station records that about 101 days a year reach 90°, more than in 95% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 96°, hotter than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 32°.
Bridgeport has mild winters and hot summers. Bridgeport’s July high is 96°F. About 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Bridgeport | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 96°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 32°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Bridgeport has about as many jobs (2,581) as working residents, but only 439 people both live and work here. Jobs based here fell from 6,312 in 2013 to 2,581.
Most working residents leave Bridgeport for work: only 18% work in town. 2.1% of Bridgeport residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Bridgeport has lost 3,731 jobs, to 2,581 in 2023.
| Bridgeport | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.1% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 18% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $96,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bridgeport.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 14.6 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 74% of Texas’s graded towns.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The nearest emergency room, Faith Community Hospital, is 23.9 miles away in a straight line. Against the 9,169 U.S. towns with household incomes like Bridgeport’s, it is less healthy than 69%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Bridgeport beats the Texas average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 22% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Bridgeport.
| Bridgeport | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 74% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 39% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Bridgeport | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.5% | 12.5% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 70.7% | 74.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Bridgeport; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Bridgeport residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
City in Texas, United States
Bridgeport is a city in Wise County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,923 in 2020. In 2009, Bridgeport was named by the Texas Legislature as the Stagecoach Capital of Texas.
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Bridgeport grades B− overall, better than 52% of U.S. towns and #173 of 640 in Texas. It grades B− for health, B for safety and C+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.