$100k salary, packing up from Roanoke
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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
more each month than Roanoke 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
100% more expensive than Roanoke(vs $1,382/mo)
5.5%
$21/mo less in state tax than Roanoke
vs 5.75% in Roanoke
$5,108/mo
$1,364 less than Roanoke
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$768k
159% more expensive than Roanoke
vs $296k in Roanoke
952k
vs 314k in Roanoke
field notes, weather & such.
172
pleasant days a year, in bridgeport.
Roanoke edges ahead with 179 pleasant days.
But the calendar thins out: Roanoke stays 1.7× busier.
64/100
7% lower than Roanoke
vs 69/100 in Roanoke
Closest outdoor draw: Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park, 20 mi.
92/100
2% lower than Roanoke
vs 94/100 in Roanoke
1
89% fewer than Roanoke
vs 9 nonstops in Roanoke
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