$100k salary, packing up from Birmingham
changea dispatch from
new haven
CT
41.31°N
72.92°W
New Haven invented apizza (that's a-PEETS, the local New Haven Italian style), and Frank Pepe's claims the white clam pie as their original. Yale anchors the city with its Gothic spires and museums (the Yale University Art Gallery is free and exceptional). The Long Island Sound is right there, and the city's a 90-minute train ride to Grand Central. Pizza-pilgrimage worthy on its own.
in our guides
the verdict
the monthly premium over Birmingham
New Haven costs more than Birmingham, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$2,089/mo
48% more expensive than Birmingham(vs $1,407/mo)
5.5%
$42/mo more in state tax than Birmingham
vs 5% in Birmingham
$5,786/mo
$724 less than Birmingham
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$424k
63% more expensive than Birmingham
vs $261k in Birmingham
568k
vs 1.2M in Birmingham
field notes, weather & such.
155
pleasant days a year, in new haven.
Birmingham gets 171 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 40 days under 20°, vs 4 in Birmingham.
Noticeably quieter than Birmingham. About 80% fewer events on a typical month.
67/100
10% higher than Birmingham
vs 61/100 in Birmingham
Closest outdoor draw: Wildwood State Park, 24.7 mi.
96/100
22% higher than Birmingham
vs 79/100 in Birmingham
1
95% fewer than Birmingham
vs 20 nonstops in Birmingham
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