Lawrence County, Illinois
Bridgeport Real Estate and Local Guide
Bridgeport is a small southeastern Illinois city in Lawrence County that developed as a railroad town in the mid-1850s and incorporated in 1896. It sits southwest of Lawrenceville along Illinois Route 250. Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Bridgeport best.
About the area
Living in Bridgeport, IL
Bridgeport is the hometown of New York City Opera and Broadway tenor John Lankston and Major League Baseball pitcher Gary Wagner.
The housing market
Homes in Bridgeport
- About 70 percent of occupied homes in Bridgeport are owner-occupied.
- Roughly 71 percent of housing units are single-family detached homes.
- The median owner-occupied home value is about $57,500.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Bridgeport home
Indian Creek bridge namesake
The city took its name from a railroad bridge spanning Indian Creek in the southern part of town
Ohio and Mississippi Railway line
Bridgeport grew up in the mid-1850s as a stop on the Ohio and Mississippi Railway
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Local facts on this page are verified against public sources as part of the AppWT local-data project. Data reflects the most recent available figures.