same $100k income, fresh start from Portland
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 expensive each month than Portland
Bridgeport costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$2,767/mo
55% more expensive than Portland(vs $1,781/mo)
5.5%
$271/mo less in state tax than Portland
vs 8.75% in Portland
$5,108/mo
$715 less than Portland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$768k
36% more expensive than Portland
vs $562k in Portland
952k
vs 2.5M in Portland
field notes, weather & such.
172
pleasant days a year, in bridgeport.
Portland actually gets more: 178 pleasant days a year.
But the calendar thins out: Portland stays 17.6× busier.
64/100
26% lower than Portland
vs 87/100 in Portland
Closest outdoor draw: Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park, 20 mi.
92/100
8% lower than Portland
vs 100/100 in Portland
1
98% fewer than Portland
vs 57 nonstops in Portland
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