CT · Metro #60

Bridgeport - CT housing market

The Bridgeport metro has a typical home value of $693,466, up 6.0% from a year ago. Homes are moving fast at 15 days on market, a strong seller's market. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$693,466
+6.0% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$696,492
+5.9% YoY
Median list price
$727,650
Sale-to-list ratio
104.3%
Selling above ask
Days on market
15d
Listings w/ price cut
18.8%
New listings / mo
938
+7.1% YoY
Homes for sale
2,352
+4.7% YoY
Typical rent
$2,890/mo
+3.2% YoY
Income needed to buy
$201,800
Rent vs buy
20.0x
October 2026 report · Zillow data through August 2026

Bridgeport housing market, October 2026

The typical Bridgeport home is worth $693,466 as of August 2026, up 0.6% from the prior month, up 1.6% over three months, and up 6.0% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $637,982 to $693,466.

Homes are going pending in about 15 days, slower than the 10 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 2,352 homes for sale, 5% more than a year ago. 18.8% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 13.4% three months ago).

Typical rent is $2,890 a month, up 3.2% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 20.0.

At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($138,693), the typical Bridgeport home costs about $4,708 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $201,800 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.

Typical home value, 24 months
$693k$638kSep 24Sep 25Aug 26
Days to pending, 24 months
19d9dSep 24Sep 25Aug 26
Homes for sale, 24 months
2.4k1.3kSep 24Sep 25Aug 26

Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 7.4% (Freddie Mac weekly average), property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.4% of value per year, and a 28% payment-to-income cap. Local taxes and insurance vary; treat it as a comparison figure across metros, not a lender's answer. All metros ranked →

Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($693,466) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Bridgeport - CT metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.

Prices are up 6.0% over the past year. In Bridgeport - CT, that means a home worth $654,213 last year is now worth roughly $693,466.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $696,492. Homes are selling at 104.3% of list price, meaning buyers are typically paying at or above asking.

Homes listed in Bridgeport - CT sit on the market for roughly 15 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 18.8% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 938 new listings hit the market each month in Bridgeport - CT. There are currently 2,352 homes for sale, up 4.7% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Bridgeport - CT is $2,890, up 3.2% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 20.0x, toss-up (#49 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $3,841 a month in principal and interest, $951 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 4.74% rate.

What's not on this page

This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.

Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt October 2026. Methodology →

Related

Other metros in CT

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays on market
Hartford - CT$402,457 +5.3% 7.0d
New Haven - CT$409,372 +4.9% 10.0d
Norwich - CT$433,137 +6.8% 8.0d
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