$100k salary, packing up from South Bend
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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 South Bend ran you
Bridgeport doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Bridgeport is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
a quick ledger.
$2,767/mo
99% more expensive than South Bend(vs $1,391/mo)
5.5%
$208/mo more in state tax than South Bend
vs 3% in South Bend
$5,108/mo
$1,584 less than South Bend
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$768k
233% more expensive than South Bend
vs $230k in South Bend
952k
vs 324k in South Bend
field notes, weather & such.
172
pleasant days a year, in bridgeport.
South Bend only logs 157 pleasant days.
But the calendar thins out: South Bend stays 2.4× busier.
64/100
21% higher than South Bend
vs 53/100 in South Bend
Closest outdoor draw: Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park, 20 mi.
92/100
12% higher than South Bend
vs 82/100 in South Bend
1
89% fewer than South Bend
vs 9 nonstops in South Bend
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