$100k a year, no longer in Lancaster
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 expensive each month than Lancaster
Bridgeport is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,767/mo
82% more expensive than Lancaster(vs $1,517/mo)
5.5%
$203/mo more in state tax than Lancaster
vs 3.07% in Lancaster
$5,108/mo
$1,453 less than Lancaster
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$768k
100% more expensive than Lancaster
vs $384k in Lancaster
952k
vs 559k in Lancaster
field notes, weather & such.
172
pleasant days a year, in bridgeport.
Lancaster barely cracks 158 pleasant ones.
But the calendar thins out: Lancaster stays 2.1× busier.
64/100
2% higher than Lancaster
vs 63/100 in Lancaster
Closest outdoor draw: Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park, 20 mi.
92/100
5% lower than Lancaster
vs 97/100 in Lancaster
1
0% fewer than Lancaster
vs 1 nonstops in Lancaster
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