Neighborhood Profile

West Side/ West End

Bridgeport, CT | Fairfield County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
31.1
National rank: #13,291 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
16.6
Score
Value Opportunity
21.1
Score
Momentum
68.5
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationBridgeport, CT
CountyFairfield County
National rank#13,291 of 14,967
State rank#139 of 153
City rank#9 of 9
County rank#39 of 39
National percentile11.2
National bandLOWER_25_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$378,887
Year-over-year home value change3.1%
Month-over-month home value change0.12%
Home value to income ratio8.23
Median household income$46,042
Bachelor's degree or higher12.6%
Civilian unemployment rate11.6%
Homeownership rate22.9%
Housing vacancy rate7.0%
Rent burden 30% or higher66.4%

How to read this profile

  • Ranks are always shown with denominators.
  • Momentum reflects both year-over-year and month-over-month housing change.
  • Stability and Strength and Value Opportunity are governed composite scores.
  • Identity composition is descriptive intelligence and is not a scoring component.
Questions and Answers

Questions About Living in West Side/ West End

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for West Side/ West End?

West Side/ West End is ranked #9 of 9 eligible neighborhoods in Bridgeport; #139 of 153 eligible neighborhoods in CT; and #13,291 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is West Side/ West End one of the best neighborhoods in Bridgeport?

West Side/ West End has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 31.1 and a city ranking of #9 of 9 eligible neighborhoods in Bridgeport.

How much are homes worth in West Side/ West End?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for West Side/ West End is approximately $378,887.

Are home values rising or falling in West Side/ West End?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 3.1% year over year and 0.12% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for West Side/ West End?

West Side/ West End has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 68.5. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in West Side/ West End?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $46,042.

How affordable is West Side/ West End relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 8.23. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is West Side/ West End primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 22.9%.

What is the unemployment rate in West Side/ West End?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 11.6%.

How educated are residents of West Side/ West End?

Approximately 12.6% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in West Side/ West End face high rent burden?

Approximately 66.4% of the applicable renter-household universe is estimated to spend 30% or more of household income on gross rent.

How does Best Neighborhoods USA score West Side/ West End?

The overall index combines 40% Stability and Strength, 35% Value Opportunity, and 25% Momentum. Race, ethnicity, and identity composition are not scoring components.

Governed ranking context

How this neighborhood ranks

HMDA Mortgage Intelligence

Neighborhood Mortgage Market

FULL_OR_NEAR_FULL

Modeled neighborhood-level mortgage activity allocated from governed HMDA tract data using Zillow neighborhood geometry. These neighborhood values are nonadditive and do not enter the Best Neighborhoods USA Index.

Activity year2024
Estimated applications266
Estimated originations122
Home-purchase applications125
Origination rate45.7%
Home-purchase share46.8%
Average application loan$275,206
Total application loan amount$73,264,830
National application rank#1,435 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Trend not published for this geometry comparison
Mortgage methodology

HMDA is natively reported at tract and other lender-reporting geographies, not Zillow neighborhood or ZIP geography. This module uses the certified NDS HMDA-to-Zillow tract-vintage crosswalk and area-weighted allocation. Rankings require governed geometry coverage. Applicant demographics are excluded. Neighborhood values may overlap and must not be summed to reconstruct ZIP or national totals.