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→Denver
Denver is a mile above sea level, an hour from a dozen ski resorts, and surrounded by mountains that make every west-facing window feel like a vacation. The air is dry, the sun shows up roughly 300 days a year, and craft beer is taken seriously enough to have its own annual pilgrimage (the Great American Beer Festival). Green chile is a hill people will die on. The patio season is essentially eternal.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,767/mo
$1,863/mo
$904/mo less than Bridgeport (49%)
Median home price
Median home price
$768k
$599k
$168k less than Bridgeport
State income tax
State income tax
5.5%
4.4%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$5,108/mo
$6,104/mo
Denver has $996/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
172 days
174 days
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
8 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
15 days
66 days
days below 20°F per year
Denver has 8 more days above 95°F each year than Bridgeport. Denver drops below 20°F on 51 more days per year than Bridgeport.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
64 / 100
85 / 100
21.0 pts ahead of Bridgeport
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
1 routes
169 routes
168 more direct routes than Bridgeport
Metro size
Metro size
952k metro
3.0M metro
Bridgeport has 64.9x fewer events per month than Denver.
the verdict
2
Bridgeport
categories won
6
Denver
categories won
Denver wins on money and lifestyle. Bridgeport has the edge on weather.
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