Greater Bridgeport Planning Region

Connecticut · Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area · 337,697 residents (2025 est.)

FHFA annual index 1975–2025Developmental county indexPermits through August 2026

Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recession

FHFA notes: The FHFA HPI is a broad measure of the movement of single-family house prices. The FHFA HPI is a weighted, repeat-sales index, meaning that it measures average price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same properties. FHFA describes its county indexes as developmental and subject to revision. The index does not give a dollar value for any home.

FHFA's index for Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut, starts in 1975 and stood at 1112 in 2025, +1011.6% above its base of 100.

Over the ten years to 2025 the index rose +77.4% (+5.9% a year), close to Connecticut at +75.1% and below the national +85.0%. The Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT area rose +69.7%. The latest one-year change is +5.7%.

The strongest decade was the 1980s (+123.6%); the weakest the 2010s (+4.6%).

After a 2006 peak the index fell −25.4% to 2013 and regained the peak in 2022.

Builders were authorised for 573 housing units in the county in the 12 months to August 2026 (−41.6% on the previous 12 months), 1.7 units per 1,000 residents; 13% were single-family houses. Since 1995 the county has authorised 1,761 units, most in 2024.

+5.7%1 year, 2024–2025Connecticut +6.1%

+63.9%5 yearsUS +47.0%

+77.4%10 years+5.9% a year annualised

+135.9%since 2000US +158.3%

573units permitted, 12 months1.7 per 1,000 residents

Same span, four levels

Change in the FHFA index	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury area	Connecticut	United States
1 year (2024–2025)	+5.7%	+5.8%	+6.1%	+2.8%
5 years (2020–2025)	+63.9%	+59.3%	+61.6%	+47.0%
10 years (2015–2025)	+77.4%	+69.7%	+75.1%	+85.0%
20 years (2005–2025)	+44.5%	+41.0%	+49.3%	+79.1%
Since 2000	+135.9%	+127.1%	+133.1%	+158.3%
Since 1975	+1011.6%	+1015.5%	+903.2%	+960.7%
10-year annualised	+5.9%	+5.4%	+5.8%	+6.3%
20-year annualised	+1.9%	+1.7%	+2.0%	+3.0%

All columns are FHFA annual all-transactions indexes over the same years.

Decade by decade

Decade	Change	United States
1980s (1980–1990)	+123.6%	+68.2%
1990s (1990–2000)	+19.8%	+33.9%
2000s (2000–2010)	+37.6%	+29.7%
2010s (2010–2020)	+4.6%	+35.5%
2020s so far (2020–2025)	+63.9%	+47.0%

FHFA reports each index with a value of 100 in its base period, the first year the area has enough transactions (1975 here). A decade's change is the index at the end of the decade divided by the index at the start, so it does not depend on the base year; the United States column covers the same years. Decades before 1975 are not shown.

Peak-to-low declines

Peak	Low	Decline	Peak regained
2006	2013	−25.4%	2022
1988	1994	−17.4%	2000

Building permits

Housing units authorised by building permits in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, by month over the latest five years and by year since 1995.

Housing units authorised in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region by month, latest 12 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings

Housing units authorised in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region by month, latest 60 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings

Housing units authorised in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings

Permits, 12 months to August 2026	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Housing units authorised	573	5,775	1,418,086
Units per 1,000 residents	1.7	1.6	4.1
Single-family share	13%	36%	63%
Change on previous 12 months	−41.6%	−20.8%	−0.1%
Units authorised since 1995	1,761	222,283	43,082,761

Population is the Census Bureau's vintage 2025 estimate. Permits authorise construction; they are not completions.

Cities and permit-issuing places in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region

Housing units authorised in the 12 months to August 2026; places with at least 12 units in the year, or in the year before.

Place	Units, 12 months	Per 1,000 residents	Single-family
Fairfield town	439	—	11%
Bridgeport	106	0.7	9%
Stratford town	11	—	9%
Monroe town	4	—	100%

Questions and answers

How much have home values in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region risen over 10 years?

The FHFA index for Greater Bridgeport Planning Region rose +77.4% from 2015 to 2025, about +5.9% a year. Over 20 years: +44.5%; since 2000: +135.9%.

How does Greater Bridgeport Planning Region compare with Connecticut and the United States?

Over the ten years to 2025: Greater Bridgeport Planning Region +77.4%, Connecticut +75.1%, United States +85.0%, Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT +69.7%.

What happened to Greater Bridgeport Planning Region prices in 2008?

The index peaked in 2006 and fell −25.4% to 2013; it passed the peak again in 2022. The state index fell −20.5% over 2007–2014.

How many homes are being built in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region?

573 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026 (76 single-family, 446 in buildings of five or more units), or 1.7 per 1,000 residents against 1.6 for Connecticut.

Where does this data come from?

The index is FHFA's annual county house price index (all-transactions, developmental), last updated March 31, 2026, with values through 2025. Permits are from the Census Bureau Building Permits Survey through August 2026; population is the Census Bureau's vintage 2025 estimate.

Provenance

Index: Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual house price index for counties (all-transactions, developmental), last updated March 31, 2026, values 1975–2025; metro, state and national comparisons from FHFA's annual indexes in the same release. Permits: Census Bureau Building Permits Survey, county and place files, through August 2026. Population: Census Bureau vintage 2025 estimates. ZIP assignment: 2020 ZCTA-to-county relationship file. Public domain throughout. Corrections · FHFA HPI datasets · Building Permits Survey.