same $100k income, fresh start from New Orleans
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
more expensive each month than New Orleans
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
30% more expensive than New Orleans(vs $1,612/mo)
5.5%
$208/mo more in state tax than New Orleans
vs 3% in New Orleans
$5,786/mo
$685 less than New Orleans
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$424k
63% more expensive than New Orleans
vs $259k in New Orleans
568k
vs 962k in New Orleans
field notes, weather & such.
155
pleasant days a year, in new haven.
New Orleans actually gets more: 235 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 40 days below 20°, vs 0 in New Orleans.
Lighter on events: New Orleans packs 5.3× more into a month.
67/100
22% higher than New Orleans
vs 55/100 in New Orleans
Closest outdoor draw: Wildwood State Park, 24.7 mi.
96/100
2% lower than New Orleans
vs 98/100 in New Orleans
1
97% fewer than New Orleans
vs 39 nonstops in New Orleans
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