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→Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City sits in a bowl of mountains so close you can be at a ski lift in 30 minutes. The grid is laid out from Temple Square in clean numbered streets that make navigation almost too easy. The Great Salt Lake glints west, the Wasatch towers east, and the city itself has loosened up into a real food and bar scene in the last decade. The powder really is that light.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,767/mo
$1,608/mo
$1,159/mo less than Bridgeport (72%)
Median home price
Median home price
$768k
$584k
$184k less than Bridgeport
State income tax
State income tax
5.5%
4.7%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$5,108/mo
$6,338/mo
Salt Lake City has $1,230/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
172 days
168 days
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
23 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
15 days
33 days
days below 20°F per year
Salt Lake City has 23 more days above 95°F each year than Bridgeport. Salt Lake City drops below 20°F on 18 more days per year than Bridgeport.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
64 / 100
78 / 100
14.0 pts ahead of Bridgeport
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
1 routes
90 routes
89 more direct routes than Bridgeport
Metro size
Metro size
952k metro
1.3M metro
Bridgeport has 8.9x fewer events per month than Salt Lake City.
the verdict
2
Bridgeport
categories won
6
Salt Lake City
categories won
Salt Lake City wins on money and lifestyle. Bridgeport has the edge on weather.
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