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bridgeport
CT
41.18°N
73.19°W
Bridgeport is the largest city in Connecticut, sitting on Long Island Sound with a working harbor and a real waterfront. P.T. Barnum lived here and the city's museum still pays tribute to his weird genius. It's a quick train ride to New York, with much cheaper housing and proper New England summers. The food scene punches above its weight, with old-school Portuguese and Brazilian spots packed every weekend.
in our guides
the verdict
the monthly premium over Anchorage
Bridgeport doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Bridgeport is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
a quick ledger.
$2,767/mo
62% more expensive than Anchorage(vs $1,713/mo)
5.5%
$458/mo more in state tax than Anchorage
vs 0% in Anchorage
$5,108/mo
$1,512 less than Anchorage
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$768k
75% more expensive than Anchorage
vs $438k in Anchorage
952k
vs 401k in Anchorage
field notes, weather & such.
172
pleasant days a year, in bridgeport.
Anchorage barely cracks 93 pleasant ones.
64/100
6% lower than Anchorage
vs 68/100 in Anchorage
Closest outdoor draw: Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park, 20 mi.
92/100
16% higher than Anchorage
vs 79/100 in Anchorage
1
97% fewer than Anchorage
vs 34 nonstops in Anchorage
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