on $100k a year, leaving Portland
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
pricier each month than Portland
Barely costlier than Portland. If New Haven pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$2,089/mo
17% more expensive than Portland(vs $1,781/mo)
5.5%
$271/mo less in state tax than Portland
vs 8.75% in Portland
$5,786/mo
$37 less than Portland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$424k
25% cheaper than Portland
vs $562k in Portland
568k
vs 2.5M in Portland
field notes, weather & such.
155
pleasant days a year, in new haven.
Portland gets 178 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 40 days drop below 20° vs Portland's 2.
Lighter on events: Portland packs 6.8× more into a month.
67/100
23% lower than Portland
vs 87/100 in Portland
Closest outdoor draw: Wildwood State Park, 24.7 mi.
96/100
4% lower than Portland
vs 100/100 in Portland
1
98% fewer than Portland
vs 57 nonstops in Portland
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