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→Huntsville
Huntsville is Rocket City, with NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, the Saturn V rocket on display at the Space and Rocket Center, and a tech and engineering economy that punches way above the city's size. Cummings Research Park is the second-largest research park in the U.S. The Tennessee River and Monte Sano State Park give it a quiet outdoor side. Affordable and surprisingly smart.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,767/mo
$1,374/mo
$1,393/mo less than Bridgeport (101%)
Median home price
Median home price
$768k
$316k
$452k less than Bridgeport
State income tax
State income tax
5.5%
5.0%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$5,108/mo
$6,543/mo
Huntsville has $1,435/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
172 days
177 days
5 more than Bridgeport
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
13 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
15 days
6 days
days below 20°F per year
Huntsville has 13 more days above 95°F each year than Bridgeport. Bridgeport drops below 20°F on 9 more days per year than Huntsville.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
64 / 100
58 / 100
6.0 pts behind Bridgeport
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
1 routes
9 routes
8 more direct routes than Bridgeport
Metro size
Metro size
952k metro
527k metro
Bridgeport has 4.6x fewer events per month than Huntsville.
the verdict
2
Bridgeport
categories won
7
Huntsville
categories won
Huntsville leads on money and weather and wins overall.
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