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→Olympia
Olympia is the Washington state capital, much smaller and chiller than Seattle. Evergreen State College gives it a hippie-anarchist energy (the riot grrrl music movement essentially started here, with Bikini Kill and Sleater-Kinney's name coming from a local road). The capitol dome is one of the tallest in the country. Puget Sound oysters are the regional star. Mossy, mellow, and underrated.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,767/mo
$1,991/mo
$776/mo less than Bridgeport (39%)
Median home price
Median home price
$768k
$533k
$235k less than Bridgeport
State income tax
State income tax
5.5%
0%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$5,108/mo
$6,342/mo
Olympia has $1,234/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
172 days
182 days
10 more 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
2 days
days below 20°F per year
Bridgeport drops below 20°F on 13 more days per year than Olympia.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
64 / 100
80 / 100
16.0 pts ahead of Bridgeport
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
1 routes
90 routes
89 more direct routes than Bridgeport
Metro size
Metro size
952k metro
299k metro
the verdict
0
Bridgeport
categories won
8
Olympia
categories won
Olympia wins this comparison, leading on money and weather.
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