$100k salary, packing up from Lancaster
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 cost of moving past Lancaster
New Haven costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$2,089/mo
38% more expensive than Lancaster(vs $1,517/mo)
5.5%
$203/mo more in state tax than Lancaster
vs 3.07% in Lancaster
$5,786/mo
$775 less than Lancaster
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$424k
10% more expensive than Lancaster
vs $384k in Lancaster
568k
vs 559k in Lancaster
field notes, weather & such.
155
pleasant days a year, in new haven.
Lancaster actually gets more: 158 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 40 days below 20° here, 25 in Lancaster.
Comparable to Lancaster for events and concerts.
67/100
6% higher than Lancaster
vs 63/100 in Lancaster
Closest outdoor draw: Wildwood State Park, 24.7 mi.
96/100
1% lower than Lancaster
vs 97/100 in Lancaster
1
0% fewer than Lancaster
vs 1 nonstops in Lancaster
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