same $100k income, fresh start from Richmond
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 each month than Richmond ran you
New Haven costs more than Richmond, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$2,089/mo
24% more expensive than Richmond(vs $1,691/mo)
5.5%
$21/mo less in state tax than Richmond
vs 5.75% in Richmond
$5,786/mo
$377 less than Richmond
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$424k
7% more expensive than Richmond
vs $394k in Richmond
568k
vs 1.4M in Richmond
field notes, weather & such.
155
pleasant days a year, in new haven.
Richmond gets 172 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 40 days under 20°, vs 9 in Richmond.
Richmond hosts 3.2× more events.
67/100
3% higher than Richmond
vs 65/100 in Richmond
Closest outdoor draw: Wildwood State Park, 24.7 mi.
96/100
39% higher than Richmond
vs 69/100 in Richmond
1
95% fewer than Richmond
vs 19 nonstops in Richmond
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