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→Knoxville
Knoxville is the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains (the most-visited national park in the country, 30 minutes east), the University of Tennessee's Vol energy, and the gold-roofed Sunsphere left over from the 1982 World's Fair. Market Square downtown is brick, patios, and a Saturday farmers market that takes over the whole space. The food and bar scene has come into its own. The mountains do the heavy lifting.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,767/mo
$1,731/mo
$1,036/mo less than Bridgeport (60%)
Median home price
Median home price
$768k
$364k
$404k less than Bridgeport
State income tax
State income tax
5.5%
0%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$5,108/mo
$6,602/mo
Knoxville has $1,494/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
3 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
15 days
9 days
days below 20°F per year
Bridgeport drops below 20°F on 6 more days per year than Knoxville.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
64 / 100
69 / 100
5.0 pts ahead of Bridgeport
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
1 routes
17 routes
16 more direct routes than Bridgeport
Metro size
Metro size
952k metro
947k metro
Bridgeport has 6.0x fewer events per month than Knoxville.
the verdict
0
Bridgeport
categories won
8
Knoxville
categories won
Knoxville wins this comparison, leading on money and weather.
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