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Bridgeport is a small town of 2,246 people in Jackson County, Alabama. It's about 28 miles from Chattanooga, TN and 97 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $569 a month.
2,246people
$94kTypical home
$569/moRent
87° / 48°Summer / winter
4"Snow
235Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,246
- Part of a metro area
- About 519 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Nashville, TN
- 28 mi to Chattanooga, TN
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$593/mo)
- Median rent $569/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (232 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,538 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to CHA airport
- 97 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 117 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 719 ft
- 308 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 81 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 177 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+71 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk