on $100k a year, leaving Bridgeport
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jacksonville
FL
30.33°N
81.66°W
Jacksonville is the largest city in the continental U.S. by land area, which means everything is 20 minutes from everything else and most of those 20 minutes involve a bridge. The St. Johns River cuts the city in half, the beaches are a quick drive east, and the food scene leans seafood and surprisingly excellent BBQ. It's a Florida city without the theme-park vibe.
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the verdict
lighter monthly cost than Bridgeport
Jacksonville is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,679/mo
39% cheaper than Bridgeport(vs $2,767/mo)
0%
$458/mo less in state tax than Bridgeport
vs 5.5% in Bridgeport
$6,654/mo
$1,546 more than Bridgeport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$358k
53% cheaper than Bridgeport
vs $768k in Bridgeport
1.7M
vs 952k in Bridgeport
field notes, weather & such.
198
pleasant days a year, in jacksonville.
Bridgeport only manages 172 of those. Summer is real but not punishing: 27 days top 95° vs Bridgeport's 0.
A month here packs 7.4× the events of Bridgeport.
64/100
0% lower than Bridgeport
vs 64/100 in Bridgeport
Closest outdoor draw: Little Talbot Island State Park, 16.5 mi.
93/100
1% higher than Bridgeport
vs 92/100 in Bridgeport
26
2500% more than Bridgeport
vs 1 nonstops in Bridgeport
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