$100k a year, no longer in Phoenix
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
the monthly cost of moving past Phoenix
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
59% more expensive than Phoenix(vs $1,739/mo)
5.5%
$250/mo more in state tax than Phoenix
vs 2.5% in Phoenix
$5,108/mo
$1,278 less than Phoenix
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$768k
67% more expensive than Phoenix
vs $458k in Phoenix
952k
vs 5.1M in Phoenix
field notes, weather & such.
172
pleasant days a year, in bridgeport.
Phoenix gets 181 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
But the calendar thins out: Phoenix stays 28.4× busier.
64/100
3% lower than Phoenix
vs 66/100 in Phoenix
Closest outdoor draw: Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park, 20 mi.
92/100
5% lower than Phoenix
vs 97/100 in Phoenix
1
99% fewer than Phoenix
vs 91 nonstops in Phoenix
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