on $100k a year, leaving Houston
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
pricier each month than Houston
A real premium for New Haven. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$2,089/mo
30% more expensive than Houston(vs $1,610/mo)
5.5%
$458/mo more in state tax than Houston
vs 0% in Houston
$5,786/mo
$937 less than Houston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$424k
36% more expensive than Houston
vs $311k in Houston
568k
vs 7.5M in Houston
field notes, weather & such.
155
pleasant days a year, in new haven.
Houston actually gets more: 171 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 40 days below 20° vs Houston's 1.
But the calendar thins out: Houston stays 11.8× busier.
67/100
22% higher than Houston
vs 55/100 in Houston
Closest outdoor draw: Wildwood State Park, 24.7 mi.
96/100
25% higher than Houston
vs 77/100 in Houston
1
99% fewer than Houston
vs 176 nonstops in Houston
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