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Bridgeport is a big small town of 6,884 people in Saginaw County, Michigan. It's about 5 miles from Saginaw, MI and 79 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $99k and rent runs about $710 a month.
6,884people
$99kTypical home
$710/moRent
83° / 30°Summer / winter
42"Snow
197Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,884
- Part of a metro area
- About 819 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Detroit, MI
- 5 mi to Saginaw, MI
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$623/mo)
- Median rent $710/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 197 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 168 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (561 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,137 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 35% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to MBS airport
- 84 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 627 ft
- 468 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 226 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 58 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Saginaw County: R+3 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk