$100k a year, no longer in Boulder

change
New Haven, CT cityscape

swapping out of boulder

New Haven

ct · metro 568k

a 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.

metro568k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$35

under Boulder, every month

New Haven and Boulder land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
landable, recorded on the new haven entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,089/mo

6% cheaper than Boulder(vs $2,216/mo)

02state income tax

5.5%

$92/mo more in state tax than Boulder

vs 4.4% in Boulder

03after rent

$5,786/mo

$35 more than Boulder

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$424k

46% cheaper than Boulder

vs $783k in Boulder

05metro size

568k

vs 327k in Boulder

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

155

pleasant days a year, in new haven.

Boulder edges ahead with 178 pleasant days.

A real upgrade on things to do: 3.0× Boulder's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

67/100

15% lower than Boulder

vs 79/100 in Boulder

Closest outdoor draw: Wildwood State Park, 24.7 mi.

·walk score®

96/100

14% higher than Boulder

vs 84/100 in Boulder

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

1

99% fewer than Boulder

vs 169 nonstops in Boulder

04 · see also

in the same ballpark as new haven: