on $100k a year, leaving Mobile
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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
the monthly premium over Mobile
Bridgeport costs noticeably more than Mobile. You'd be paying for Bridgeport itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,767/mo
113% more expensive than Mobile(vs $1,302/mo)
5.5%
$42/mo more in state tax than Mobile
vs 5% in Mobile
$5,108/mo
$1,507 less than Mobile
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$768k
296% more expensive than Mobile
vs $194k in Mobile
952k
vs 412k in Mobile
field notes, weather & such.
172
pleasant days a year, in bridgeport.
Mobile has the edge here, logging 225 pleasant days a year.
71% fewer events than Mobile. The pace eases up.
64/100
8% higher than Mobile
vs 59/100 in Mobile
Closest outdoor draw: Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park, 20 mi.
92/100
33% higher than Mobile
vs 69/100 in Mobile
1
80% fewer than Mobile
vs 5 nonstops in Mobile
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