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Living in Bristol

The city had 13 schools in 2026. Bristol, a city in the United States, had a population of 61,462 in July 2026. In July 2026, 55.5% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing. There were 6,369 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1935 sources

Population62,341people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary3,486EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent1,176EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate7.34%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime1,016offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 36% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean6.02µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Bristol?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

Median gross rent was US$1,338 per month, while the median home value was US$277,800 in July 2026. Owner occupation was 64.9%, and the vacancy rate was 7.27% in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Bristol recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet24Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan25Official · national market
Median gross rent$1,338/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent6Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent55.53 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent6Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)7.27 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent6Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents1,371 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,237 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)5Official
Median monthly rent1,176 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables27Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes404 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)15Official

Is Bristol a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker42%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 30–54%
Skilled employee50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 39–61%
Student46%strong on education, weak on work · range 36–56%
Family51%strong on family, weak on cost · range 42–60%
Retirement44%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 33–55%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

11.3% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 7,029 of 62,341 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$79,076 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Bristol is 7.3%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income79,076 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population7Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband83.17 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population7Official
Households with a broadband subscription92.39 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population7Official
Households with internet but no subscription2.22 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population7Official
Households without internet5.15 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population7Official
Households with satellite internet2.41 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population7Official
Median gross salary3,486 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)26Community estimate · Supplemental context
Unemployment rate7.34 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables27Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Bristol?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

United States median gross pay: €4,747 (2026-08-03).
Left over each month€2,341of €3,659 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€3,659
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €1,237
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€2,341
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Bristol Salary needed to live in Bristol

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Bristol. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Bristol. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher93.38 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent6Official
Schools13 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count18Official
School enrolment, share of residents23.82 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent6Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio363 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio17Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents6,369 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio17Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Bristol when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

Open the official coverage guide
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesBristol highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Bristol highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
Bristol1,016
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,016 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting16Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents88.37 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Recorded violent crimes33 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)15Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time23.73 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population7Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population7Official
Workers commuting by public transport0.21 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population7Official
Workers walking to work1.82 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population7Official
Nearest airportHFD3 Aug 2026OurAirports22Official
Distance to nearest airport26 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports22Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Bristol. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Bristol.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Bristol is 6.0 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean6.02 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202435Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan 2.39 · Feb 3.94 · Mar 8.11 · Apr 15.28 · May 21.33 · Jun 25.83 · Jul 28.72 · Aug 27.78 · Sep 24.06 · Oct 17.39 · Nov 11.17 · Dec 5.22 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00060973 (BURLINGTON)21Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -9.61 · Feb -8.94 · Mar -4.89 · Apr 0.611 · May 6.5 · Jun 11.78 · Jul 14.56 · Aug 13.56 · Sep 9.56 · Oct 3.33 · Nov -1.67 · Dec -6.11 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00060227 (BAKERSVILLE)20Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -3 · Feb -1.83 · Mar 2.39 · Apr 8.78 · May 14.78 · Jun 19.78 · Jul 22.72 · Aug 21.72 · Sep 17.72 · Oct 11.11 · Nov 5.67 · Dec 0.389 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information21Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 92.71 · Feb 85.34 · Mar 107.2 · Apr 108.7 · May 106.4 · Jun 122.7 · Jul 112.8 · Aug 130.6 · Sep 127.3 · Oct 143.8 · Nov 98.3 · Dec 122.2 mm1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00060973 (BURLINGTON)21Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading58.5 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean13Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
PM2.5, annual mean7.35 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean13Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
PM2.5 monitoring sites4 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean13Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
Annual precipitation1,694 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals19Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature23.81 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals19Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature11.57 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals19Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature2.52 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals19Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Lowell ±0.8 °C. Elsewhere: Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±1.9 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±2.3 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±2.5 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±2.6 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±2.6 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 7,029 is not 5.1% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share5.12 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)10Official
Foreign residents7,029 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables27Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density911.8 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau11Official
Population62,341 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program23Official
Population covered by crime statistics62,563 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)15Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value277,800 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent6Official
Owner-occupied homes64.94 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent6Official
Labour force participation rate69.23 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population7Official
Residents born abroad11.44 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population7Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents6.32 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population7Official
Non-citizens, share of residents5.12 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population7Official
Flu vaccination coverage69.5 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage8Official
Mammography screening coverage80.8 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate9Official
Residents without health insurance4.56 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent6Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher30.33 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent6Official
Crime reporting agencies0 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Households with a vehicle available92.37 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent6Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population7Official
Workers aged 16 and over31,711 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population7Official
Workers mainly working from home11.4 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population7Official
Households using cellular data plans85.95 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population7Official

Alternatives for people set on Bristol

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Little Elm as a Bristol alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 2310 km, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Median gross pay, city: €4,578 Little Elm vs €3,486 Bristol+31%
  • Foreign residents: 9.8% Little Elm vs 5.1% Bristol+91%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 557 Little Elm vs 1,016 Bristol−45%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.7 µg/m³ Little Elm vs 6.0 µg/m³ Bristol+27%
  • Unemployment: 6.6% Little Elm vs 7.3% Bristol−10%
  • Nearest airport: 24.0 km Little Elm vs 26.0 km Bristol−8%
  • Residents: 62,727 Little Elm vs 62,341 Bristol+1%

Cities near Bristol

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Terryville 5.9 km away
Rent
1,174 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
3,589 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Plainville 6.9 km away
Rent
1,040 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,293 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Plymouth 9.4 km away
Rent
1,179 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,028 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Wolcott 9.6 km away
Rent
1,353 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,162 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Farmington 9.8 km away
Rent
1,669 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
5,922 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Southington 9.9 km away
Rent
1,360 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,966 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Avon 14.4 km away
Rent
1,716 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
6,658 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in Bristol?

The unemployment rate is 7.34 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in Bristol?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.02 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is Bristol?

Police recorded 1,016 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Bristol?

The published population is 62,341 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Bristol?

7,029 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Bristol a good place to live?

Bristol may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Bristol?

Terryville, Plainville, Plymouth, Wolcott, Farmington are near Bristol. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Bristol (Connecticut), United States: population, rent, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version eb1320f501cd9cb304482816c878e723]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/bristol-ct/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Bristol (Connecticut), United States: population, rent, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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