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Bridgeport is a small town of 1,826 people in Lawrence County, Illinois. It's about 51 miles from Evansville, IN and 113 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $72k and rent runs about $675 a month.
1,826people
$72kTypical home
$675/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
15"Snow
230Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,826
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,703 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 51 mi to Evansville, IN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $72k (≈$455/mo)
- Median rent $675/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (115 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (377 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 37% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to EVV airport
- 105 mi to IND (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 472 ft
- 551 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 59 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lawrence County: R+56 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk