on $100k a year, leaving Tucson
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 Tucson ran you
Bridgeport costs noticeably more than Tucson. You'd be paying for Bridgeport itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,767/mo
92% more expensive than Tucson(vs $1,444/mo)
5.5%
$250/mo more in state tax than Tucson
vs 2.5% in Tucson
$5,108/mo
$1,573 less than Tucson
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$768k
118% more expensive than Tucson
vs $352k in Tucson
952k
vs 1.1M in Tucson
field notes, weather & such.
172
pleasant days a year, in bridgeport.
Tucson has the edge here, logging 202 pleasant days a year.
But the calendar thins out: Tucson stays 4.7× busier.
64/100
3% lower than Tucson
vs 66/100 in Tucson
Closest outdoor draw: Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park, 20 mi.
92/100
37% higher than Tucson
vs 67/100 in Tucson
1
94% fewer than Tucson
vs 16 nonstops in Tucson
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