$100k salary, packing up from Baltimore
changea dispatch from
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 cost of moving past Baltimore
Bridgeport runs a little pricier than Baltimore. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$2,767/mo
48% more expensive than Baltimore(vs $1,868/mo)
5.5%
$225/mo less in state tax than Baltimore
vs 8.2% in Baltimore
$5,108/mo
$674 less than Baltimore
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$768k
86% more expensive than Baltimore
vs $412k in Baltimore
952k
vs 2.8M in Baltimore
field notes, weather & such.
172
pleasant days a year, in bridgeport.
Baltimore barely cracks 168 pleasant ones.
Baltimore hosts 9.6× more events.
64/100
3% lower than Baltimore
vs 66/100 in Baltimore
Closest outdoor draw: Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park, 20 mi.
92/100
6% lower than Baltimore
vs 98/100 in Baltimore
1
99% fewer than Baltimore
vs 72 nonstops in Baltimore
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