with $100k coming in, swapping out of Port St. Lucie

change
New Haven, CT cityscape

from port st. lucie

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

$216

the monthly cost of moving past Port St. Lucie

You'd pay for New Haven. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
landable, recorded on the new haven entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,089/mo

10% cheaper than Port St. Lucie(vs $2,331/mo)

02state income tax

5.5%

$458/mo more in state tax than Port St. Lucie

vs 0% in Port St. Lucie

03after rent

$5,786/mo

$216 less than Port St. Lucie

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

04a house here

$424k

7% more expensive than Port St. Lucie

vs $397k in Port St. Lucie

05metro size

568k

vs 537k in Port St. Lucie

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

155

pleasant days a year, in new haven.

Port St. Lucie actually gets more: 246 pleasant days a year. Bring a real coat. 40 days stay under 20°, well past Port St. Lucie's 0.

·outdoorscore

67/100

34% higher than Port St. Lucie

vs 50/100 in Port St. Lucie

Closest outdoor draw: Wildwood State Park, 24.7 mi.

·walk score®

96/100

860% higher than Port St. Lucie

vs 10/100 in Port St. Lucie

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

1

96% fewer than Port St. Lucie

vs 23 nonstops in Port St. Lucie

04 · see also

in the same ballpark as new haven: