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→Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi is the Texas Gulf coast city where Selena grew up (the memorial on the bayfront is moving). The USS Lexington aircraft carrier is permanently parked downtown as a museum. The beaches at Padre Island National Seashore are some of the longest undeveloped stretches of barrier island in the country. Sun-soaked, breezy, and salt-aired in equal measure.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,767/mo
$1,410/mo
$1,357/mo less than Bridgeport (96%)
Median home price
Median home price
$768k
$221k
$546k less than Bridgeport
State income tax
State income tax
5.5%
0%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$5,108/mo
$6,923/mo
Corpus Christi has $1,815/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
172 days
171 days
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
55 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
15 days
0 days
days below 20°F per year
Corpus Christi has 55 more days above 95°F each year than Bridgeport. Bridgeport drops below 20°F on 15 more days per year than Corpus Christi.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
64 / 100
50 / 100
14.0 pts behind Bridgeport
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
1 routes
4 routes
3 more direct routes than Bridgeport
Metro size
Metro size
952k metro
446k metro
Bridgeport has 2.4x fewer events per month than Corpus Christi.
the verdict
2
Bridgeport
categories won
6
Corpus Christi
categories won
Corpus Christi leads on money and wins overall.
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