on $100k a year, leaving Santa Maria
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
lighter monthly cost than Santa Maria
Bridgeport sits well below Santa Maria on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$2,767/mo
17% cheaper than Santa Maria(vs $3,352/mo)
5.5%
$317/mo less in state tax than Santa Maria
vs 9.3% in Santa Maria
$5,108/mo
$902 more than Santa Maria
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$768k
28% cheaper than Santa Maria
vs $1059k in Santa Maria
952k
vs 441k in Santa Maria
field notes, weather & such.
172
pleasant days a year, in bridgeport.
Santa Maria gets 337 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
64/100
8% higher than Santa Maria
vs 59/100 in Santa Maria
Closest outdoor draw: Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park, 20 mi.
92/100
6% higher than Santa Maria
vs 87/100 in Santa Maria
1
50% fewer than Santa Maria
vs 2 nonstops in Santa Maria
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