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→Durham
Durham is Duke University, old tobacco warehouses turned into incredible restaurants and breweries (the American Tobacco Campus is a model for adaptive reuse), and a food scene that punches way above its size (multiple James Beard winners). Bull City pride runs deep. The Eno River and Duke Gardens are right in town. It's more diverse, weirder, and more interesting than outsiders expect.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,767/mo
$1,684/mo
$1,083/mo less than Bridgeport (64%)
Median home price
Median home price
$768k
$415k
$353k less than Bridgeport
State income tax
State income tax
5.5%
4.5%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$5,108/mo
$6,274/mo
Durham has $1,166/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
172 days
178 days
6 more than Bridgeport
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
19 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
15 days
5 days
days below 20°F per year
Durham has 19 more days above 95°F each year than Bridgeport. Bridgeport drops below 20°F on 10 more days per year than Durham.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
64 / 100
50 / 100
14.0 pts behind Bridgeport
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
1 routes
39 routes
38 more direct routes than Bridgeport
Metro size
Metro size
952k metro
609k metro
Bridgeport has 5.0x fewer events per month than Durham.
the verdict
2
Bridgeport
categories won
7
Durham
categories won
Durham leads on money and weather and wins overall.
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