on $100k a year, leaving Lafayette
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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 Lafayette 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
108% more expensive than Lafayette(vs $1,332/mo)
5.5%
$208/mo more in state tax than Lafayette
vs 3% in Lafayette
$5,108/mo
$1,643 less than Lafayette
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$768k
284% more expensive than Lafayette
vs $200k in Lafayette
952k
vs 414k in Lafayette
field notes, weather & such.
172
pleasant days a year, in bridgeport.
Lafayette edges ahead with 211 pleasant days.
A month here packs 1.4× the events of Lafayette.
64/100
49% higher than Lafayette
vs 43/100 in Lafayette
Closest outdoor draw: Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park, 20 mi.
92/100
8% higher than Lafayette
vs 85/100 in Lafayette
1
67% fewer than Lafayette
vs 3 nonstops in Lafayette
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