on $100k a year, leaving San Luis Obispo
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
under San Luis Obispo, every month
In New Haven, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
a quick ledger.
$2,089/mo
33% cheaper than San Luis Obispo(vs $3,095/mo)
5.5%
$317/mo less in state tax than San Luis Obispo
vs 9.3% in San Luis Obispo
$5,786/mo
$1,323 more than San Luis Obispo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$424k
55% cheaper than San Luis Obispo
vs $934k in San Luis Obispo
568k
vs 282k in San Luis Obispo
field notes, weather & such.
155
pleasant days a year, in new haven.
San Luis Obispo gets 303 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter asks for something in return: 40 days under 20° here, 0 in San Luis Obispo.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1.8× more on the calendar than San Luis Obispo.
67/100
1% lower than San Luis Obispo
vs 68/100 in San Luis Obispo
Closest outdoor draw: Wildwood State Park, 24.7 mi.
96/100
2% lower than San Luis Obispo
vs 98/100 in San Luis Obispo
1
67% fewer than San Luis Obispo
vs 3 nonstops in San Luis Obispo
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