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Bridgeport, WV vs North Attleborough Town, MA

Bridgeport

West Virginia

vs

North Attleborough Town

Massachusetts

Across 34 directional measures we can compare, Bridgeport leads on 22 and North Attleborough Town on 12. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 37% higher in North Attleborough Town, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,105$1,509
Bridgeport is 27% lower
Median household income
$100,022$112,665
Bridgeport is 11% lower
Median home value
$291,600$482,200
Bridgeport is 40% lower

The Citytistics read

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay outran rent by 3.4 points a year in Bridgeport, and rent outran pay by 3.3 points a year in North Attleborough Town.

How these are calculated

MassachusettsWest VirginiaNorth Attleborough Town, MABridgeport, WVBridgeportNorth Attleborough TownBridgeportNorth Attleborough Town

Which fits you?

Both start on the Citytistics Index (CTX). Move the sliders to weigh what matters to you and the score becomes your own mix.

Your weights

Top 2 of 2 matching places. Places in the top 1% show their national rank.

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Bridgeport, WVComposite 70.3 / 100
95
87708361865434
02North Attleborough Town, MAComposite 51.6 / 100
55
615775n/a133962

CTX is the Citytistics Index: better than that share of the places we rate. It tops out at 99, so the top 1% show their national rank (#1 is best). Change any weight to rank on your own mix. How the CTX is built

Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureBridgeportNorth Attleborough TownAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,105$1,509
Rent to income113.3%16.1%
Property tax rate10.6%1.1%
Home price to income12.9x4.3x
Prices vs US average2n/a101.8
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,005$1,879
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$1,759$5,461
Median home value1$291,600$482,200
Home prices, 1-year change41.7%4.1%
Home prices, 5-year change429.6%53.3%
Homeownership175.5%72.1%
Renters paying 30%+131.4%42.6%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,597$2,544
Vacant homes17.1%1.6%
Median year built119791974
Jobs and income
Median household income1$100,022$112,665
Income per person1$55,374$57,714
Unemployment14.0%5.7%
Average annual pay5$65,744$66,851
Pay growth, 1 year52.3%3.4%
Jobs537,414225,223
Poverty rate13.9%4.7%
Mean commute119 min32 min
Works from home113.8%16.1%
Commutes by transit10.0%2.8%
People
Population19,25230,984
Population change since 202062.0%2.2%
Median age145.642.4
Bachelor's or higher153.4%46.4%
High school or higher197.0%95.5%
Household size12.22.4
Born abroad13.9%9.6%
No health insurance13.9%2.1%
Homes with broadband191.9%93.3%
Moving
Moved here in the past year13.2%6.3%
Moved from another state11.5%2.6%
Net movers per 1,000 people74.41.4
Income of households moving in7$52,378$71,142
Income of households moving out7$60,299$78,961
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k825.121.7
Shops per 10k842.233.8
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k88.03.6
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k819.914.6
Child care centers per 10k83.23.2
Parks per 10k97.69.7
Playgrounds per 10k94.35.2
Grocery stores per 10k91.11.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k935.73.2
Libraries per 10k92.20.3
Named paths and bike trails90.110.4
Transit stops per sq mi90.60.1
Nearest National Park Service site1036.96.8
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10215
National Register listings113390
Safety
Violent crime per 100k1274n/a
Property crime per 100k121,399n/a
Schools
Public schools134141
Public school students132,67180,897
Students per teacher1316.212.7
Climate
July average high1484°F83°F
January average low1422°F21°F
Average temperature1453°F51°F
Annual precipitation1447.7 in49.6 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1573.689.8
Hurricane risk1560.691.4
Tornado risk1535.052.1
Wildfire risk1525.238.2
Heat wave risk1539.487.3
Median air quality index16n/a38
Good air days16n/a83.8%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Bridgeport $44,200, North Attleborough Town $60,360 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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