with $100k coming in, swapping out of Corpus Christi

change
New Haven, CT cityscape

next stop after corpus christi

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

$1,137

the monthly cost of moving past Corpus Christi

New Haven is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
landable, recorded on the new haven entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,089/mo

48% more expensive than Corpus Christi(vs $1,410/mo)

02state income tax

5.5%

$458/mo more in state tax than Corpus Christi

vs 0% in Corpus Christi

03after rent

$5,786/mo

$1,137 less than Corpus Christi

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

04a house here

$424k

91% more expensive than Corpus Christi

vs $221k in Corpus Christi

05metro size

568k

vs 446k in Corpus Christi

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

155

pleasant days a year, in new haven.

Corpus Christi gets 171 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Cold is the cost: 40 days drop below 20° vs Corpus Christi's 0.

A similar weekend lineup to Corpus Christi.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

67/100

34% higher than Corpus Christi

vs 50/100 in Corpus Christi

Closest outdoor draw: Wildwood State Park, 24.7 mi.

·walk score®

96/100

37% higher than Corpus Christi

vs 70/100 in Corpus Christi

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

1

75% fewer than Corpus Christi

vs 4 nonstops in Corpus Christi

04 · see also

if new haven appeals, also worth a look: