same $100k income, fresh start from New Orleans
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 New Orleans 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
72% more expensive than New Orleans(vs $1,612/mo)
5.5%
$208/mo more in state tax than New Orleans
vs 3% in New Orleans
$5,108/mo
$1,363 less than New Orleans
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$768k
196% more expensive than New Orleans
vs $259k in New Orleans
952k
vs 962k in New Orleans
field notes, weather & such.
172
pleasant days a year, in bridgeport.
New Orleans gets 235 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
Lighter on events: New Orleans packs 13.7× more into a month.
64/100
16% higher than New Orleans
vs 55/100 in New Orleans
Closest outdoor draw: Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park, 20 mi.
92/100
6% lower than New Orleans
vs 98/100 in New Orleans
1
97% fewer than New Orleans
vs 39 nonstops in New Orleans
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