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→Milwaukee
Milwaukee is beer (the Pabst and Miller legacy still hangs in the air), bratwurst (with the proper amount of mustard, please), and a Lake Michigan shoreline that goes on forever. Frozen custard is a regional specialty and a serious one. The Calatrava-designed art museum has wings that literally open and close on Lake Michigan. Friendly here means you'll have a new friend by the second beer.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,767/mo
$1,504/mo
$1,263/mo less than Bridgeport (84%)
Median home price
Median home price
$768k
$394k
$373k less than Bridgeport
State income tax
State income tax
5.5%
6.3%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$5,108/mo
$6,307/mo
Milwaukee has $1,199/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
172 days
149 days
23 fewer than Bridgeport
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
0 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
15 days
62 days
days below 20°F per year
Milwaukee drops below 20°F on 47 more days per year than Bridgeport.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
64 / 100
61 / 100
3.0 pts behind Bridgeport
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
1 routes
30 routes
29 more direct routes than Bridgeport
Metro size
Metro size
952k metro
1.6M metro
Bridgeport has 10.0x fewer events per month than Milwaukee.
the verdict
4
Bridgeport
categories won
4
Milwaukee
categories won
Bridgeport wins on weather, Milwaukee wins on money. Dead even.
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