$100k salary, packing up from Des Moines
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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
more each month than Des Moines 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
118% more expensive than Des Moines(vs $1,268/mo)
5.5%
$42/mo less in state tax than Des Moines
vs 6% in Des Moines
$5,108/mo
$1,457 less than Des Moines
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$768k
156% more expensive than Des Moines
vs $300k in Des Moines
952k
vs 737k in Des Moines
field notes, weather & such.
172
pleasant days a year, in bridgeport.
Des Moines only logs 151 pleasant days.
But the calendar thins out: Des Moines stays 6.6× busier.
64/100
16% higher than Des Moines
vs 55/100 in Des Moines
Closest outdoor draw: Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park, 20 mi.
92/100
18% higher than Des Moines
vs 78/100 in Des Moines
1
94% fewer than Des Moines
vs 17 nonstops in Des Moines
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