Bridgton is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maine. With a population of 5,683 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bridgton is the 69th largest community in Maine.

Of important note, Bridgton is also a town of artists. Bridgton has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Bridgton’s character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.96% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Another notable thing is that Bridgton is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Bridgton has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Bridgton a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Bridgton is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Bridgton, the average commute to work is 33.56 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Bridgton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

In terms of college education, Bridgton is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.26% of adults in Bridgton have a college degree.

The per capita income in Bridgton in 2022 was $41,888, which is upper middle income relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $167,552 for a family of four. However, Bridgton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Bridgton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bridgton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bridgton include Irish, English, French, Italian, and German.

The most common language spoken in Bridgton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.