$100k a year, no longer in San Diego
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
less monthly outlay than San Diego
New Haven is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$2,089/mo
28% cheaper than San Diego(vs $2,890/mo)
5.5%
$317/mo less in state tax than San Diego
vs 9.3% in San Diego
$5,786/mo
$1,118 more than San Diego
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$424k
58% cheaper than San Diego
vs $1010k in San Diego
568k
vs 3.3M in San Diego
field notes, weather & such.
155
pleasant days a year, in new haven.
San Diego gets 332 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Cold is the cost: 40 days drop below 20° vs San Diego's 0.
Lighter on events: San Diego packs 9.7× more into a month.
67/100
11% lower than San Diego
vs 75/100 in San Diego
Closest outdoor draw: Wildwood State Park, 24.7 mi.
96/100
3% lower than San Diego
vs 99/100 in San Diego
1
98% fewer than San Diego
vs 55 nonstops in San Diego
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