on $100k a year, leaving Ogden

change
New Haven, CT cityscape

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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

$519

pricier each month than Ogden

New Haven costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
landable, recorded on the new haven entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,089/mo

27% more expensive than Ogden(vs $1,641/mo)

02state income tax

5.5%

$71/mo more in state tax than Ogden

vs 4.65% in Ogden

03after rent

$5,786/mo

$519 less than Ogden

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

04a house here

$424k

19% cheaper than Ogden

vs $524k in Ogden

05metro size

568k

vs 658k in Ogden

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

155

pleasant days a year, in new haven.

Ogden actually gets more: 174 pleasant days a year.

A real upgrade on things to do: 9.0× Ogden's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

67/100

16% lower than Ogden

vs 80/100 in Ogden

Closest outdoor draw: Wildwood State Park, 24.7 mi.

·walk score®

96/100

14% higher than Ogden

vs 84/100 in Ogden

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

1

99% fewer than Ogden

vs 90 nonstops in Ogden

04 · see also

same energy as new haven, different zip code: