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→Louisville
Louisville is bourbon, the Derby, Muhammad Ali, and the Hot Brown sandwich (an open-faced turkey-and-cheese situation invented at the Brown Hotel). Derby week is a citywide event where people dress like they're at a wedding for a horse. The Highlands neighborhood has the best dive bars, the Urban Bourbon Trail downtown takes a full weekend. Pronounce it 'Loo-uh-vul' and you'll fit in.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,767/mo
$1,368/mo
$1,399/mo less than Bridgeport (102%)
Median home price
Median home price
$768k
$282k
$485k less than Bridgeport
State income tax
State income tax
5.5%
4.5%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$5,108/mo
$6,590/mo
Louisville has $1,482/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
181 days
9 more than Bridgeport
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
1 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
15 days
15 days
days below 20°F per year
Bridgeport and Louisville have remarkably similar weather profiles overall.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
64 / 100
54 / 100
10.0 pts behind Bridgeport
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
1 routes
22 routes
21 more direct routes than Bridgeport
Metro size
Metro size
952k metro
1.4M metro
Bridgeport has 13.1x fewer events per month than Louisville.
the verdict
1
Bridgeport
categories won
6
Louisville
categories won
Louisville wins this comparison, leading on money and weather.
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