01 · the cities
Bridgeport
Bridgeport is the largest city in Connecticut, sitting on Long Island Sound with a working harbor and a real waterfront. P.T. Barnum lived here and the city's museum still pays tribute to his weird genius. It's a quick train ride to New York, with much cheaper housing and proper New England summers. The food scene punches above its weight, with old-school Portuguese and Brazilian spots packed every weekend.
full dispatch→Cleveland
Cleveland is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the West Side Market's 100+ years of pierogies and bratwurst, and Lake Erie sunsets that put the coastal hype to shame. The Cuyahoga River caught fire so many times it inspired the Clean Water Act. The Cleveland Orchestra is consistently ranked among the world's best. Summers on the lake are gorgeous, and the food scene is having a real moment.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,767/mo
$1,419/mo
$1,348/mo less than Bridgeport (95%)
Median home price
Median home price
$768k
$252k
$516k less than Bridgeport
State income tax
State income tax
5.5%
4.0%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$5,108/mo
$6,582/mo
Cleveland has $1,474/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
172 days
159 days
13 fewer than Bridgeport
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
0 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
15 days
27 days
days below 20°F per year
Cleveland drops below 20°F on 12 more days per year than Bridgeport.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
64 / 100
63 / 100
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
1 routes
56 routes
55 more direct routes than Bridgeport
Metro size
Metro size
952k metro
2.2M metro
Bridgeport has 12.6x fewer events per month than Cleveland.
the verdict
2
Bridgeport
categories won
5
Cleveland
categories won
Cleveland wins on money and lifestyle. Bridgeport has the edge on weather.
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