$100k salary, packing up from Fort Collins
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 Fort Collins ran you
Bridgeport is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,767/mo
40% more expensive than Fort Collins(vs $1,971/mo)
5.5%
$92/mo more in state tax than Fort Collins
vs 4.4% in Fort Collins
$5,108/mo
$888 less than Fort Collins
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$768k
34% more expensive than Fort Collins
vs $572k in Fort Collins
952k
vs 371k in Fort Collins
field notes, weather & such.
172
pleasant days a year, in bridgeport.
Fort Collins gets 177 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
A real upgrade on things to do: 7.0× Fort Collins's pace.
64/100
7% lower than Fort Collins
vs 69/100 in Fort Collins
Closest outdoor draw: Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park, 20 mi.
92/100
7% higher than Fort Collins
vs 86/100 in Fort Collins
1
99% fewer than Fort Collins
vs 169 nonstops in Fort Collins
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