on $100k a year, leaving Clarksville

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New Haven, CT cityscape

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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

$1,210

pricier each month than Clarksville

A real premium for New Haven. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
landable, recorded on the new haven entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,089/mo

56% more expensive than Clarksville(vs $1,337/mo)

02state income tax

5.5%

$458/mo more in state tax than Clarksville

vs 0% in Clarksville

03after rent

$5,786/mo

$1,210 less than Clarksville

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

04a house here

$424k

44% more expensive than Clarksville

vs $294k in Clarksville

05metro size

568k

vs 337k in Clarksville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

155

pleasant days a year, in new haven.

Clarksville actually gets more: 173 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 40 days below 20° vs Clarksville's 15.

A real upgrade on things to do: 9.0× Clarksville's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

67/100

31% higher than Clarksville

vs 51/100 in Clarksville

Closest outdoor draw: Wildwood State Park, 24.7 mi.

·walk score®

96/100

16% higher than Clarksville

vs 83/100 in Clarksville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

1

98% fewer than Clarksville

vs 47 nonstops in Clarksville

04 · see also

same energy as new haven, different zip code: