$100k salary, packing up from Poughkeepsie
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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 Poughkeepsie
Bridgeport runs a little pricier than Poughkeepsie. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$2,767/mo
26% more expensive than Poughkeepsie(vs $2,198/mo)
5.5%
$29/mo less in state tax than Poughkeepsie
vs 5.85% in Poughkeepsie
$5,108/mo
$540 less than Poughkeepsie
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$768k
94% more expensive than Poughkeepsie
vs $395k in Poughkeepsie
952k
vs 679k in Poughkeepsie
field notes, weather & such.
172
pleasant days a year, in bridgeport.
Poughkeepsie barely cracks 153 pleasant ones.
Noticeably quieter than Poughkeepsie. About 30% fewer events on a typical month.
64/100
4% lower than Poughkeepsie
vs 67/100 in Poughkeepsie
Closest outdoor draw: Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park, 20 mi.
92/100
10% higher than Poughkeepsie
vs 84/100 in Poughkeepsie
1
80% fewer than Poughkeepsie
vs 5 nonstops in Poughkeepsie
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