City comparison
Bridgeport, CT is about 2,400 miles (3,900 km) from Lakewood, WA in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 3,000 miles, or about 51 hours (about 5 days at 10 h/day) behind the wheel at highway speeds.
Driving distance is a rough estimate (great-circle × 1.25); driving time assumes a 60 mph blended average. Real trips run 10–20% longer with stops.
A direct flight from Bridgeport, CT to Lakewood, WA takes about 4 h 53 min, covering roughly 2,400 miles in a straight line. Connecting itineraries with a layover typically add 1–3 hours.
Block-to-block estimate at ~500 mph cruise, including taxi, climb, and descent — what an airline would publish, not pure airborne time.
Bridgeport, CT is on Eastern Time and Lakewood, WA is on Pacific Time — a 3-hour difference. When it's noon in Bridgeport, it's 9 a.m. in Lakewood, which puts Bridgeport 3 hours ahead.
Standard-time offsets. Daylight saving applies in both cities for most of the year (exceptions: Hawaii and most of Arizona), and the gap between the two stays the same.
Bridgeport has a population of 148,470, vs 63,142 in Lakewood — about 2.4× larger by population. By land area, Lakewood covers about 17 sq mi vs 16 sq mi for Bridgeport.
Population from US Census ACS. Land area from the Census Gazetteer (city proper, excluding inland water).
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Bridgeport | Lakewood | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,369/mo | $1,318/mo | 3.9% higher in Bridgeport |
| Median home value | $227,200 | $406,500 | 78.9% higher in Lakewood |
| Median household income | $54,440 | $65,531 | 20.4% higher in Lakewood |
| Groceries index | 106.7 | 104.0 | 2.6% higher in Bridgeport |
| Utilities index | 128.3 | 95.7 | 34.0% higher in Bridgeport |
| Transportation index | 104.3 | 106.6 | 2.3% higher in Lakewood |
| Healthcare index | 105.1 | 106.6 | 1.4% higher in Lakewood |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Bridgeport, you'd need $100,279 in Lakewood to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Bridgeport and Lakewood have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 5% higher in Lakewood than in Bridgeport. If you earn $80,000 in Bridgeport, you'd need about $80,223 in Lakewood to keep the same standard of living.