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ny · metro 19.5M

a dispatch from

new york

NY

40.71°N

74.01°W

New York is the city that refuses to take a nap. Five boroughs of bodegas, bagels, late-night dollar slices, and entire neighborhoods that switch languages every six blocks. The subway is a 472-station miracle that runs all night, and Central Park is the green lung that keeps Manhattan sane. You will spend more than you planned and love every minute of it.

metro19.5M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$1,676

the monthly cost of moving past New Haven

New York is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
landable, recorded on the new york entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$3,329/mo

59% more expensive than New Haven(vs $2,089/mo)

02state income tax

10.73%

$436/mo more in state tax than New Haven

vs 5.5% in New Haven

03after rent

$4,110/mo

$1,676 less than New Haven

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

04a house here

$739k

75% more expensive than New Haven

vs $424k in New Haven

05metro size

19.5M

vs 568k in New Haven

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in new york.

New Haven barely cracks 155 pleasant ones.

217.1× the events of New Haven, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

78/100

16% higher than New Haven

vs 67/100 in New Haven

Closest outdoor draw: Gateway National Recreation Area, 13.5 mi.

·walk score®

100/100

4% higher than New Haven

vs 96/100 in New Haven

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

215

21400% more than New Haven

vs 1 nonstops in New Haven

04 · see also

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