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Southport is a small town of 1,568 people in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 6 miles from Bridgeport, CT and 47 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $3k a month.
1,568people
$1.1MTypical home
$3,333/moRent
84° / 39°Summer / winter
36"Snow
231Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,568
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,809 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to New York, NY
- 6 mi to Bridgeport, CT
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$6,903/mo)
- Median rent $3,333/mo
- Median household income $160k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (248 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,262 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 74% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to HPN airport
- 39 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 26 ft
- Right on the coast
- 181 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 113 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,279 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 108 bars within 25 mi
- 773 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 100 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greater Bridgeport Planning Region: D+23 in 2024
- Connecticut: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High 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