Connecticut · County property tax · ACS 2024
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region pays $8,670 a year, an effective rate of 2.02%, far above the U.S. average.
- $8,670
- Median tax / yr · Highest-decile bill
- 2.02%
- Effective rate · Highest-decile rate
- +335%
- vs U.S. average
- #1 of 9
- rank in CT
The verdict
Homeowners in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region pay a median $8,670 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 2.02%, more affordable than 3% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $8,670
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 2.02%
- Effective rate on median home
- #3056 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +335%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($428,800). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Connecticut. Population: 329,259. Owner-occupied homes: 78,087.
The median annual property tax in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region is $8,670, which is 31% higher than the Connecticut state average and 335% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 2.02% on a median home value of $428,800. Property taxes represent 9.7% of the median household income in this county.
Why Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's ACS bill runs high vs the U.S.
Primary signal
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region pay a median annual property tax of $8,670, far above the national median and well above the Connecticut state median. On a $428,800 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 2.02% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
Income carries a heavy tax share
Property taxes in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region run well above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 9.7% of the $89,667 median household income.
Decision signal 3
Low among Connecticut counties by effective rate
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region ranks #1 of 9 counties in Connecticut by effective rate (89% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
The effective rate is a national headwind
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's 2.02% effective rate is among the highest of 3,135 tracked counties: only about 97% pay more.
Decision signal 5
The latest release held the bill roughly steady
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has held roughly steady, up 1.4%, from $8,550 to $8,670. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
How to read this county's bill
Very little moved here between 2022 and 2024: the typical bill went from $8,310 to $8,670, a change of 4%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 69,897 of 78,087 owner-occupied homes (89.5%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
Both figures are in the national top quarter, and the median bill still equals only 9.7% of median household income. A high rate on high earnings produces a large dollar figure, and only the dollar figure tends to get quoted; the ratio above is the other half.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Greater Bridgeport Planning Region Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Greater Bridgeport Planning Region homeowners, 69,897 of 78,087 owner-occupied homes (89.5%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 1.3% (1,017)
- $800 to $1,499 2.4% (1,840)
- $1,500 to $1,999 0.8% (635)
- $2,000 to $2,999 2.6% (2,031)
- $3,000 or more 89.5% (69,897)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
2,667 homes here (3.4%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Connecticut handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region pay about the same bill, a 9% gap.
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's bill vs state & U.S. medians
Median annual bill bars around Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's SPIKE ACS 2024 figure.
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's median bill is 31% above the Connecticut median and 335% above the U.S. median.
Among the highest-taxed counties in the country
At 2.02%, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region sits in the top 3% of all U.S. counties by effective property-tax rate. That is the rate, not the bill: a high rate on a modest home can still produce a smaller cheque than a low rate on an expensive one, which is why the $8,670 median bill is the number to compare against another county.
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | Connecticut Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Highest-decile bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Highest-decile rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Highest-decile income burden | 9.7% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Is Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's $8,670 median bill appeal-worthy?
At Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's $8,670 ACS median (SPIKE), a 10% assessment cut is worth about $867/yr before exemptions. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Connecticut.
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region bill trail · SPIKE
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8,670 +1.4% | 2.02% |
| 2023 | $8,550 +2.9% | 2.15% |
| 2022 | $8,310 | 2.23% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region: tax takes 9.7% of income
Counties near Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's median bill
On effective rate, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region sits nearest Cass County (IL), Oneida County (NY), St. Clair County (IL).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region: only 12% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 18,370 of 157,090 returns from Greater Bridgeport Planning Region reported real estate taxes, averaging $11,486 - 36% of those reporters sat in the $200k+ AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Greater Bridgeport Planning Region bill FAQs
- How does Greater Bridgeport Planning Region property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region run far above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 2.02% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut?
- The median annual property tax in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region is $8,670, an effective rate of 2.02% on a $428,800 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region?
- Property taxes in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region run well above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 9.7% of the $89,667 median household income.
- What is the tax affordability score for Greater Bridgeport Planning Region?
- Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut scores F (4/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at F (+$754). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
What to do with Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's SPIKE bill
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's $8,670 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Income burden is elevated here: about 9.7% of Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's $89,667 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by median bill (then rate)
Bill-first peers for Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's SPIKE median, then a disjoint out-of-state rate set, not the same-state geography lattice.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 2.02%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $8,670/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (PEAK · SPIKE), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PEAK SPIKE
Sussex County, NJ
ABS(median_tax) peer · $8,568/yr (lower bill ABS $102); rate 2.32% vs Greater Bridgeport Planning Region 2.02%.
Orange County, NY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $8,494/yr (lower bill ABS $176); rate 2.19% vs Greater Bridgeport Planning Region 2.02%.
Alameda County, CA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $8,474/yr (lower bill ABS $196); rate 0.78% vs Greater Bridgeport Planning Region 2.02%.
Mercer County, NJ
ABS(median_tax) peer · $8,909/yr (higher bill ABS $239); rate 2.36% vs Greater Bridgeport Planning Region 2.02%.
Connecticut county set
State ACS overview for every published Connecticut county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region stamps PEAK · SPIKE - review notice deadlines before quoting the ACS median.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (PEAK · SPIKE) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.