Population
Garland
245,298
Bridgeport
148,012
Median Income
Garland
$74,717
Bridgeport
$56,584
Home Value
Garland
$248,900
Bridgeport
$252,400
Rent
Garland
$1,525
Bridgeport
$1,405
Crime Rate
Garland
2.33
Bridgeport
3.94
Cost of Living
Garland
129.0
Bridgeport
121.6
Avg Temp
Garland
N/A
Bridgeport
N/A
Unemployment
Garland
4.9%
Bridgeport
8.9%
How Similar Are Garland & Bridgeport?
Bridgeport is Garland's #19 most similar city
4 of 9 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Garland
245,298
Bridgeport
148,012
Garland has a 40% larger population than Bridgeport.
Violent Crime
Garland
2.33
Bridgeport
3.94
Bridgeport has a 41% higher violent crime than Garland.
Property Crime
Garland
19.88
Bridgeport
14.69
Garland has a 26% higher property crime than Bridgeport.
Unemployment
Garland
4.9%
Bridgeport
8.9%
Bridgeport has a 45% higher unemployment than Garland.
Median Income
Garland
$74,717
Bridgeport
$56,584
Garland has a 24% higher median income than Bridgeport.
Home Values
Garland
$248,900
Bridgeport
$252,400
Both cities have similar home values — just a 1% difference.
Education
Garland
16.0%
Bridgeport
15.5%
Both cities have similar education — just a 3% difference.
Demographics
Garland
37.5%
Bridgeport
34.8%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 7% difference.
Cost of Living
Garland
129.0
Bridgeport
121.6
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 6% difference.
4 out of 9 key metrics match within 10%. Garland and Bridgeport share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Garland leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Bridgeport leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDBridgeport scores 93.2 on the food index (100 = national avg) vs 107.1 in Garland. Bridgeport scores 94.6 on the healthcare index (100 = national avg) vs 105.7 in Garland. Bridgeport scores 108.9 on the utilities index (100 = national avg) vs 116.2 in Garland.
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Housing Market — Garland leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGarland has a single-family homes of 72.9% compared to 37.2% in Bridgeport. Garland has a owner-occupied of 61.6% compared to 43.3% in Bridgeport. Garland has a median property tax of $4,265 vs $6,482 in Bridgeport (34% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Garland leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGarland has a work from home of 11.6% compared to 6.4% in Bridgeport. Garland: 130,251 vs Bridgeport: 79,896 for labor force. Garland has a poverty rate of 12.3% compared to 22.5% in Bridgeport.
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Crime & Safety — Garland leads
Source: FBI UCRGarland has a property crime clearance of 19.4% compared to 4.9% in Bridgeport. Garland has a violent crime clearance of 69.0% compared to 24.1% in Bridgeport. Bridgeport has a larceny rate (per 1k) of 7.72 compared to 12.84 in Garland.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauBridgeport has a high school diploma or higher of 36.7% compared to 32.3% in Garland. Garland has a bachelor's degree or higher of 16.0% compared to 15.5% in Bridgeport.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGarland has a population of 245,298, about 1.7x the size of Bridgeport (148,012). Garland skews younger with a median age of 34.7 vs 36.4.
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Black
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Garland
Bridgeport
Healthcare — Bridgeport leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareBridgeport: 4 vs Garland: 3 for with emergency services. Bridgeport: 3.3 vs Garland: 3.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Garland leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGarland has a work from home of 11.6% compared to 6.4% in Bridgeport. Bridgeport has a public transit of 7.2% compared to 1.7% in Garland. Bridgeport has a bicycle of 0.2% compared to 0.1% in Garland.
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