$100k salary, packing up from Columbia
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 cost of moving past Columbia
You'd pay for New Haven. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$2,089/mo
35% more expensive than Columbia(vs $1,551/mo)
5.5%
$83/mo less in state tax than Columbia
vs 6.5% in Columbia
$5,786/mo
$455 less than Columbia
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$424k
66% more expensive than Columbia
vs $255k in Columbia
568k
vs 857k in Columbia
field notes, weather & such.
155
pleasant days a year, in new haven.
Columbia actually gets more: 189 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 40 days below 20° here, 2 in Columbia.
Things to do run about even with Columbia.
67/100
22% higher than Columbia
vs 55/100 in Columbia
Closest outdoor draw: Wildwood State Park, 24.7 mi.
96/100
13% higher than Columbia
vs 85/100 in Columbia
1
90% fewer than Columbia
vs 10 nonstops in Columbia
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