$100k a year, no longer in Sacramento
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 Sacramento ran you
You'd pay for Bridgeport. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$2,767/mo
24% more expensive than Sacramento(vs $2,226/mo)
5.5%
$317/mo less in state tax than Sacramento
vs 9.3% in Sacramento
$5,108/mo
$224 less than Sacramento
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$768k
30% more expensive than Sacramento
vs $589k in Sacramento
952k
vs 2.4M in Sacramento
field notes, weather & such.
172
pleasant days a year, in bridgeport.
Sacramento has the edge here, logging 211 pleasant days a year.
But the calendar thins out: Sacramento stays 12.0× busier.
64/100
15% lower than Sacramento
vs 75/100 in Sacramento
Closest outdoor draw: Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park, 20 mi.
92/100
6% lower than Sacramento
vs 98/100 in Sacramento
1
96% fewer than Sacramento
vs 28 nonstops in Sacramento
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