on $100k a year, leaving Knoxville
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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 Knoxville 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
60% more expensive than Knoxville(vs $1,731/mo)
5.5%
$458/mo more in state tax than Knoxville
vs 0% in Knoxville
$5,108/mo
$1,494 less than Knoxville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$768k
111% more expensive than Knoxville
vs $364k in Knoxville
952k
vs 947k in Knoxville
field notes, weather & such.
172
pleasant days a year, in bridgeport.
Knoxville edges ahead with 189 pleasant days.
But the calendar thins out: Knoxville stays 6.0× busier.
64/100
7% lower than Knoxville
vs 69/100 in Knoxville
Closest outdoor draw: Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park, 20 mi.
92/100
30% higher than Knoxville
vs 71/100 in Knoxville
1
94% fewer than Knoxville
vs 17 nonstops in Knoxville
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