$100k salary, packing up from San Jose
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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.
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the verdict
less monthly outlay than San Jose
Bridgeport sits well below San Jose on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$2,767/mo
20% cheaper than San Jose(vs $3,470/mo)
5.5%
$317/mo less in state tax than San Jose
vs 9.3% in San Jose
$5,108/mo
$1,020 more than San Jose
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$768k
57% cheaper than San Jose
vs $1796k in San Jose
952k
vs 1.9M in San Jose
field notes, weather & such.
172
pleasant days a year, in bridgeport.
San Jose edges ahead with 283 pleasant days.
Lighter on events: San Jose packs 8.9× more into a month.
64/100
9% lower than San Jose
vs 70/100 in San Jose
Closest outdoor draw: Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park, 20 mi.
92/100
3% lower than San Jose
vs 95/100 in San Jose
1
97% fewer than San Jose
vs 29 nonstops in San Jose
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