on $100k a year, leaving Denver

change
New Haven, CT cityscape

next stop after denver

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

$318

pricier each month than Denver

New Haven costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
landable, recorded on the new haven entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,089/mo

12% more expensive than Denver(vs $1,863/mo)

02state income tax

5.5%

$92/mo more in state tax than Denver

vs 4.4% in Denver

03after rent

$5,786/mo

$318 less than Denver

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

04a house here

$424k

29% cheaper than Denver

vs $599k in Denver

05metro size

568k

vs 3.0M in Denver

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

155

pleasant days a year, in new haven.

Denver has the edge here, logging 174 pleasant days a year.

Noticeably quieter than Denver. About 96% fewer events on a typical month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

67/100

21% lower than Denver

vs 85/100 in Denver

Closest outdoor draw: Wildwood State Park, 24.7 mi.

·walk score®

96/100

1% lower than Denver

vs 97/100 in Denver

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

1

99% fewer than Denver

vs 169 nonstops in Denver

04 · see also

same energy as new haven, different zip code: