2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Puyallup, WA vs Bridgeport, WA

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Is it cheaper to live in Bridgeport or is it cheaper to live in Puyallup?
- Bridgeport is 16.9% less expensive than Puyallup.

Which city has more affordable housing, Bridgeport or Puyallup?
- Bridgeport housing costs are 64.5% less expensive than Puyallup housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Puyallup or is Health Care more affordable in Bridgeport.
- Health related expenses are 6.8% more in Bridgeport.
 Puyallup, WABridgeport, WAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock102.0100
 Food & Groceries101.7  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock94.3100
 Housing167.4  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$198,500$338,100
 Utilities75  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock89.6100
 Miscellaneous129.4  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Puyallup    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved here from FL a year and a half ago and I love Puyallup. The only other review was from someone who clearly wishes they were still in Colorado. It also seems they  More

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I just moved here from Colorado due to my job and it's definitely not what I had hoped for. It doesn't seem like a completely horrible place to live like Tacoma or other  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived in the south Puget Sound area all my life and wouldn't live any where else. I've been to other states but this is it! Love being so close to the mountains, ocean  More

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Reviews for Bridgeport    2 Reviews

Bridgeport is in a great spot. Douglas county has the cheapest power in the nation. For my 5 bedroom split level I paid $142 for two months in January. We are 2.5  More

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Over 16 years ago

4 years ago I was living in bridgeport. But, I saw those years a tons of garbage are not Recycle, for EXAMPLE, glass, bottles of soap, paper, food can, plastic, ect.  More

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