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→Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is Bricktown's canal and warehouses, the Thunder (who get loud), and the deeply moving Oklahoma City National Memorial. The downtown's grown up fast in the last decade, the food scene leans steaks and Vietnamese (the Asian District is legit), and the surrounding plains give the city an enormous sky. The Cowboy Hall of Fame is more thoughtful than the name suggests.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,767/mo
$1,376/mo
$1,391/mo less than Bridgeport (101%)
Median home price
Median home price
$768k
$246k
$521k less than Bridgeport
State income tax
State income tax
5.5%
4.8%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$5,108/mo
$6,562/mo
Oklahoma City has $1,454/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
172 days
191 days
19 more than Bridgeport
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
26 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
15 days
9 days
days below 20°F per year
Oklahoma City has 26 more days above 95°F each year than Bridgeport. Bridgeport drops below 20°F on 6 more days per year than Oklahoma City.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
64 / 100
45 / 100
19.0 pts behind Bridgeport
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
1 routes
20 routes
19 more direct routes than Bridgeport
Metro size
Metro size
952k metro
1.5M metro
Bridgeport has 7.0x fewer events per month than Oklahoma City.
the verdict
2
Bridgeport
categories won
7
Oklahoma City
categories won
Oklahoma City leads on money and weather and wins overall.
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