$100k salary, packing up from Buffalo
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 Buffalo
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
101% more expensive than Buffalo(vs $1,374/mo)
5.5%
$29/mo less in state tax than Buffalo
vs 5.85% in Buffalo
$5,108/mo
$1,364 less than Buffalo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$768k
175% more expensive than Buffalo
vs $280k in Buffalo
952k
vs 1.2M in Buffalo
field notes, weather & such.
172
pleasant days a year, in bridgeport.
Buffalo only logs 152 pleasant days.
But the calendar thins out: Buffalo stays 9.7× busier.
64/100
3% lower than Buffalo
vs 66/100 in Buffalo
Closest outdoor draw: Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park, 20 mi.
92/100
1% higher than Buffalo
vs 91/100 in Buffalo
1
95% fewer than Buffalo
vs 20 nonstops in Buffalo
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