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Bridgeport is a big small town of 5,174 people in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It's about 13 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $341k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,174people
$341kTypical home
$1,242/moRent
89° / 42°Summer / winter
23"Snow
223Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,174
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,851 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 13 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $341k (≈$2,151/mo)
- Median rent $1,242/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (98 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,518 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 33% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to PHL airport
- 17 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 75 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 138 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,359 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 554 bars within 25 mi
- 1,140 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 189 museums within 25 mi
- 71 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: D+23 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk