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→Greensboro
Greensboro was the site of the 1960 Woolworth sit-in (the original lunch counter is preserved at the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, downtown). Four major colleges feed the city, the food scene leans BBQ and good coffee, and the surrounding Piedmont rolls gently in every direction. It's the geographic center of North Carolina, which makes it a useful base for everything else in the state.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,767/mo
$1,428/mo
$1,339/mo less than Bridgeport (94%)
Median home price
Median home price
$768k
$269k
$498k less than Bridgeport
State income tax
State income tax
5.5%
4.5%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$5,108/mo
$6,530/mo
Greensboro has $1,422/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
172 days
189 days
17 more than Bridgeport
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
8 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
15 days
6 days
days below 20°F per year
Greensboro has 8 more days above 95°F each year than Bridgeport. Bridgeport drops below 20°F on 9 more days per year than Greensboro.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
64 / 100
54 / 100
10.0 pts behind Bridgeport
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
1 routes
14 routes
13 more direct routes than Bridgeport
Metro size
Metro size
952k metro
790k metro
Bridgeport has 7.0x fewer events per month than Greensboro.
the verdict
2
Bridgeport
categories won
7
Greensboro
categories won
Greensboro leads on money and weather and wins overall.
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