$100k salary, packing up from Honolulu
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
below Honolulu's monthly cost
In New Haven, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
a quick ledger.
$2,089/mo
27% cheaper than Honolulu(vs $2,843/mo)
5.5%
$458/mo less in state tax than Honolulu
vs 11% in Honolulu
$5,786/mo
$1,212 more than Honolulu
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$424k
60% cheaper than Honolulu
vs $1061k in Honolulu
568k
vs 989k in Honolulu
field notes, weather & such.
155
pleasant days a year, in new haven.
Honolulu gets 316 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Cold is the cost: 40 days drop below 20° vs Honolulu's 0.
But the calendar thins out: Honolulu stays 5.3× busier.
67/100
22% higher than Honolulu
vs 55/100 in Honolulu
Closest outdoor draw: Wildwood State Park, 24.7 mi.
96/100
3% lower than Honolulu
vs 99/100 in Honolulu
1
98% fewer than Honolulu
vs 51 nonstops in Honolulu
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