$100k salary, packing up from Lafayette
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 premium over Lafayette
New Haven costs noticeably more than Lafayette. You'd be paying for New Haven itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,089/mo
57% more expensive than Lafayette(vs $1,332/mo)
5.5%
$208/mo more in state tax than Lafayette
vs 3% in Lafayette
$5,786/mo
$965 less than Lafayette
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$424k
112% more expensive than Lafayette
vs $200k in Lafayette
568k
vs 414k in Lafayette
field notes, weather & such.
155
pleasant days a year, in new haven.
Lafayette actually gets more: 211 pleasant days a year. Bring a real coat. 40 days stay under 20°, well past Lafayette's 0.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 3.6× more on the calendar than Lafayette.
67/100
56% higher than Lafayette
vs 43/100 in Lafayette
Closest outdoor draw: Wildwood State Park, 24.7 mi.
96/100
13% higher than Lafayette
vs 85/100 in Lafayette
1
67% fewer than Lafayette
vs 3 nonstops in Lafayette
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