$100k a year, no longer in Naples

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New Haven, CT cityscape

swapping out of naples

New Haven

ct · metro 568k

a 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.

metro568k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$172

less monthly outlay than Naples

Money-wise it's a wash. The case for New Haven is everything that isn't rent.
landable, recorded on the new haven entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,089/mo

23% cheaper than Naples(vs $2,719/mo)

02state income tax

5.5%

$458/mo more in state tax than Naples

vs 0% in Naples

03after rent

$5,786/mo

$172 more than Naples

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$424k

38% cheaper than Naples

vs $679k in Naples

05metro size

568k

vs 404k in Naples

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

155

pleasant days a year, in new haven.

Naples edges ahead with 261 pleasant days. Winter asks for something in return: 40 days under 20° here, 0 in Naples.

·outdoorscore

67/100

16% higher than Naples

vs 58/100 in Naples

Closest outdoor draw: Wildwood State Park, 24.7 mi.

·walk score®

96/100

19% higher than Naples

vs 81/100 in Naples

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

1

97% fewer than Naples

vs 34 nonstops in Naples

04 · see also

neighbors of new haven on the map of tradeoffs: