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Borough in Pennsylvania, US

Bridgeport

$335kMedian Home
289Sunny Days/yr
64°FAvg High Temp
View on Map· Pop. 5k· Elev. 92 ftWikipedia

Bridgeport is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States, 18 mi (29 km) north of Philadelphia on the Schuylkill River. Former industries included paper, flour, cotton, woolen mills, steel works, and brickyards. Bridgeport is 6 mi (9.7 km) east of Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. In 1777, during the American Revolutionary War, General George Washington and the Continental Army passed through Bridgeport on their way to their winter encampment in Valley Forge. The population was 5,015 at the 2020 census.Wikipedia

State Context

PennsylvaniaU.S. state

Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryland to its south, forming the Mason-Dixon Line, West Virginia to its southwest, Ohio to its west, the Canadian province of Ontario to its northwest via Lake Erie, New York to its north, and the Delaware River and New Jersey to its east. Pennsylvania's most populous city is Philadelphia, and the state capital is Harrisburg. Among all US states, Pennsylvania is the fifth-most populous with over 13 million residents as of the 2020 United States census, the ninth-highest by population density, and the 33rd-largest by land area.Wikipedia

Income tax: Flat 3.07%Avg sales tax: 6.34%Property tax: 1.36%Official school data available

About the Region

Mid-Atlantic

The Mid-Atlantic corridor — New York City south through Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington D.C. — is the densest and most economically complex region in the country. Finance and media anchor New York; government, defense, and federal contracting anchor D.C.; healthcare and universities anchor Philadelphia and Baltimore. This makes the region one of the most recession-resistant labor markets in the U.S., though the same fundamentals push housing costs persistently high.

Philadelphia and Baltimore offer substantially lower costs than either New York or D.C. while sitting on the same high-speed rail line, making them increasingly attractive to remote workers and hybrid commuters. The New Jersey and Delaware suburbs fill in between, providing family-oriented communities within commuting range of multiple cities. The region's density means genuine walkability in most urban cores, strong transit infrastructure, and cultural institutions that rival anywhere on earth.

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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$2k/mo
Median Rent
$335k
Median Home Price
Rent burden37% of income
Household Income
$64k
Median annual
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Livability

Walk Score
69
School Rating
7.4/10
Internet
No internet coverage data yet.
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Climate

Sunshine
289
sunny days per year
79% of the year
Avg High Temp
64°F
annual average
Humidity
69%
relative humidity
Comfort Score
74/100
Great
Temp Swing
46°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
48"
inches per year
Snowfall
6"
inches per year
Air Quality
46
Good AQI
07

Demographics

Population5k
Altitude92 ftabove sea level
Median Age42 yrs
College Educated37%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home4%of workforce

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