The Hollow

Bridgeport, CT

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The Hollow - Bridgeport, CT Area Guide

The centrally-located neighborhood known as the Hollow puts you within walking distance of downtown Bridgeport, which sits half a mile east. Cultural entertainment and nightlife abound, making it easy to catch a play or live music on a whim. Pick up a meaty Brazilian feast at Pantanal on Frank Street, and enjoy your meal while watching renditions of "Hairspray" or "Frosty the Snowman" at Downtown Cabaret Theatre, a BYO venue on Golden Hill Street. Every year, creative minds gather at the nearby city center for the Bridgeport Arts Fest. Once a haven for Bridgeport's industrial workforce, the Hollow's dense residential streets contain remnants of 19th-century architecture, ranging from Federal to Gothic to Greek Revival. The Hollow houses the city's oldest urban neighborhood, Sterling Hill Historic District, where buildings dating as far back as the 1820s now serve as multi-unit rental apartments.

Rent Trends

As of April 2026, the average apartment rent in The Hollow is $1,095 for a studio, $1,184 for one bedroom, $1,365 for two bedrooms, and $1,386 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in The Hollow has increased by 1.9% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 464 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,095/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 676 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,184/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 941 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,365/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 0 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,386/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

70 / 100

Good Public Transit

Transit

60 / 100

Very Drivable

Drivability

80 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 5 Minute Walk

Groceries

90 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

70 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

40 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

60 / 100

Recreation

Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

70 / 100

Fair Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

50 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

30 / 100

Fair Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

40 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

100 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Beardsley Zoo
  • Discovery Museum and Planetarium
  • Connecticut Audubon Birdcraft Museum
  • Connecticut Audubon Center at Fairfield
  • Audubon Center at Milford Point

Airports

  • Tweed/New Haven
  • Long Island MacArthur

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.