$100k a year, no longer in Columbia
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
more each month than Columbia ran you
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
78% more expensive than Columbia(vs $1,551/mo)
5.5%
$83/mo less in state tax than Columbia
vs 6.5% in Columbia
$5,108/mo
$1,133 less than Columbia
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$768k
201% more expensive than Columbia
vs $255k in Columbia
952k
vs 857k in Columbia
field notes, weather & such.
172
pleasant days a year, in bridgeport.
Columbia gets 189 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
Lighter on events: Columbia packs 2.7× more into a month.
64/100
16% higher than Columbia
vs 55/100 in Columbia
Closest outdoor draw: Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park, 20 mi.
92/100
8% higher than Columbia
vs 85/100 in Columbia
1
90% fewer than Columbia
vs 10 nonstops in Columbia
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