$100k a year, no longer in Virginia Beach
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 Virginia Beach
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
52% more expensive than Virginia Beach(vs $1,819/mo)
5.5%
$21/mo less in state tax than Virginia Beach
vs 5.75% in Virginia Beach
$5,108/mo
$927 less than Virginia Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$768k
105% more expensive than Virginia Beach
vs $375k in Virginia Beach
952k
vs 1.8M in Virginia Beach
field notes, weather & such.
172
pleasant days a year, in bridgeport.
Virginia Beach gets 211 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
But the calendar thins out: Virginia Beach stays 4.3× busier.
64/100
12% higher than Virginia Beach
vs 57/100 in Virginia Beach
Closest outdoor draw: Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park, 20 mi.
92/100
5% higher than Virginia Beach
vs 88/100 in Virginia Beach
1
94% fewer than Virginia Beach
vs 17 nonstops in Virginia Beach
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