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→Hagerstown
Hagerstown is the Hub City of western Maryland, where rail lines and highways converge in the Cumberland Valley. The downtown has a small but charming historic core. Antietam Battlefield is 30 minutes south, with some of the most affecting Civil War landscape in the country. The Appalachian Trail crosses just to the west. Quiet, with serious history nearby.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,767/mo
$1,587/mo
$1,180/mo less than Bridgeport (74%)
Median home price
Median home price
$768k
$321k
$446k less than Bridgeport
State income tax
State income tax
5.5%
8.2%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$5,108/mo
$6,063/mo
Hagerstown has $955/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
172 days
160 days
12 fewer than Bridgeport
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
6 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
15 days
24 days
days below 20°F per year
Hagerstown has 6 more days above 95°F each year than Bridgeport. Hagerstown drops below 20°F on 9 more days per year than Bridgeport.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
64 / 100
56 / 100
8.0 pts behind Bridgeport
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
1 routes
2 routes
Metro size
Metro size
952k metro
305k metro
Bridgeport has 2.6x fewer events per month than Hagerstown.
the verdict
5
Bridgeport
categories won
3
Hagerstown
categories won
Bridgeport wins on weather and lifestyle. Hagerstown has the edge on money.
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