$100k salary, packing up from Sarasota
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
the monthly cost of moving past Sarasota
Bridgeport is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,767/mo
30% more expensive than Sarasota(vs $2,121/mo)
5.5%
$458/mo more in state tax than Sarasota
vs 0% in Sarasota
$5,108/mo
$1,104 less than Sarasota
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$768k
82% more expensive than Sarasota
vs $423k in Sarasota
952k
vs 262k in Sarasota
field notes, weather & such.
172
pleasant days a year, in bridgeport.
Sarasota edges ahead with 249 pleasant days.
A month here packs 2.3× the events of Sarasota.
64/100
8% higher than Sarasota
vs 59/100 in Sarasota
Closest outdoor draw: Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park, 20 mi.
92/100
4% lower than Sarasota
vs 96/100 in Sarasota
1
83% fewer than Sarasota
vs 6 nonstops in Sarasota
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