$100k salary, packing up from Los Angeles
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
less monthly outlay than Los Angeles
New Haven sits well below Los Angeles on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$2,089/mo
28% cheaper than Los Angeles(vs $2,899/mo)
5.5%
$317/mo less in state tax than Los Angeles
vs 9.3% in Los Angeles
$5,786/mo
$1,127 more than Los Angeles
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$424k
59% cheaper than Los Angeles
vs $1029k in Los Angeles
568k
vs 12.8M in Los Angeles
field notes, weather & such.
155
pleasant days a year, in new haven.
Los Angeles has the edge here, logging 283 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 40 days below 20°, vs 0 in Los Angeles.
Lighter on events: Los Angeles packs 19.3× more into a month.
67/100
0% lower than Los Angeles
vs 67/100 in Los Angeles
Closest outdoor draw: Wildwood State Park, 24.7 mi.
96/100
0% lower than Los Angeles
vs 96/100 in Los Angeles
1
99% fewer than Los Angeles
vs 150 nonstops in Los Angeles
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