$100k a year, no longer in Los Angeles
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
cheaper each month than Los Angeles
Bridgeport is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$2,767/mo
5% cheaper than Los Angeles(vs $2,899/mo)
5.5%
$317/mo less in state tax than Los Angeles
vs 9.3% in Los Angeles
$5,108/mo
$449 more than Los Angeles
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$768k
25% cheaper than Los Angeles
vs $1029k in Los Angeles
952k
vs 12.8M in Los Angeles
field notes, weather & such.
172
pleasant days a year, in bridgeport.
Los Angeles gets 283 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
Lighter on events: Los Angeles packs 49.7× more into a month.
64/100
4% lower than Los Angeles
vs 67/100 in Los Angeles
Closest outdoor draw: Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park, 20 mi.
92/100
4% lower than Los Angeles
vs 96/100 in Los Angeles
1
99% fewer than Los Angeles
vs 150 nonstops in Los Angeles
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