$100k a year, no longer in Nashville
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 each month than Nashville 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
55% more expensive than Nashville(vs $1,790/mo)
5.5%
$458/mo more in state tax than Nashville
vs 0% in Nashville
$5,108/mo
$1,435 less than Nashville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$768k
66% more expensive than Nashville
vs $461k in Nashville
952k
vs 2.1M in Nashville
field notes, weather & such.
172
pleasant days a year, in bridgeport.
Nashville edges ahead with 173 pleasant days.
Lighter on events: Nashville packs 40.4× more into a month.
64/100
14% higher than Nashville
vs 56/100 in Nashville
Closest outdoor draw: Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park, 20 mi.
92/100
4% lower than Nashville
vs 96/100 in Nashville
1
98% fewer than Nashville
vs 47 nonstops in Nashville
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