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→Indianapolis
Indianapolis circles its downtown with a literal loop (the Mile Square) and hosts the Indy 500 every Memorial Day weekend like clockwork. Basketball is woven into the state DNA (Hoosiers, the movie, is essentially a documentary). The Cultural Trail connects six districts on bike-friendly paths through the heart of downtown. The food scene has quietly leveled up.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,767/mo
$1,511/mo
$1,256/mo less than Bridgeport (83%)
Median home price
Median home price
$768k
$296k
$472k less than Bridgeport
State income tax
State income tax
5.5%
3.0%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$5,108/mo
$6,572/mo
Indianapolis has $1,464/mo more gross after rent at $100k
Gross left after rent reflects state income tax but not federal, based on $100k salary. Enter your salary to find your ideal city.
03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
172 days
174 days
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
0 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
15 days
30 days
days below 20°F per year
Indianapolis drops below 20°F on 15 more days per year than Bridgeport.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
64 / 100
62 / 100
2.0 pts behind Bridgeport
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
1 routes
35 routes
34 more direct routes than Bridgeport
Metro size
Metro size
952k metro
2.1M metro
Bridgeport has 12.7x fewer events per month than Indianapolis.
the verdict
2
Bridgeport
categories won
5
Indianapolis
categories won
Indianapolis wins on money. Bridgeport has the edge on weather.
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