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→San Antonio
San Antonio wraps the River Walk through downtown like a Venetian canal trail (much shorter, but lined with mariachi and margaritas). The Alamo sits in the middle of it all, the five Spanish missions are a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the puffy tacos are unlike Tex-Mex anywhere else. Fiesta in April is essentially a 10-day citywide block party. It's bigger and prouder than outsiders expect.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,767/mo
$1,394/mo
$1,373/mo less than Bridgeport (98%)
Median home price
Median home price
$768k
$280k
$487k less than Bridgeport
State income tax
State income tax
5.5%
0%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$5,108/mo
$6,939/mo
San Antonio has $1,831/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
167 days
5 fewer than Bridgeport
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
59 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
15 days
0 days
days below 20°F per year
San Antonio has 59 more days above 95°F each year than Bridgeport. Bridgeport drops below 20°F on 15 more days per year than San Antonio.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
64 / 100
49 / 100
15.0 pts behind Bridgeport
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
1 routes
35 routes
34 more direct routes than Bridgeport
Metro size
Metro size
952k metro
2.7M metro
Bridgeport has 16.1x fewer events per month than San Antonio.
the verdict
3
Bridgeport
categories won
6
San Antonio
categories won
San Antonio wins on money. Bridgeport has the edge on weather.
run your numbers
How far does your Bridgeport salary go?
Enter your salary to see a full ranked list of cities where you would live better.
see your top citiesWe use a proprietary blend of data from the US Census, Zillow, Ticketmaster, and more.
Walk Score® is a trademark of Walk Score, a Redfin company. How Walk Score works