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→Seattle
Seattle is coffee snobs, ferries crossing the sound, mountains in two directions, and misty mornings that make the espresso taste better. Pike Place still throws fish, the salmon is genuinely better here, and the Cascades sit right outside your window like a movie backdrop. The hippie greenmarket soul still runs through everything the tech money has built. Bring layers.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,767/mo
$2,193/mo
$574/mo less than Bridgeport (26%)
Median home price
Median home price
$768k
$791k
$24k more than Bridgeport
State income tax
State income tax
5.5%
0%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$5,108/mo
$6,140/mo
Seattle has $1,032/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
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
0 days
days below 20°F per year
Bridgeport drops below 20°F on 15 more days per year than Seattle.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
64 / 100
93 / 100
29.0 pts ahead of Bridgeport
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
1 routes
90 routes
89 more direct routes than Bridgeport
Metro size
Metro size
952k metro
4.0M metro
Bridgeport has 36.3x fewer events per month than Seattle.
the verdict
1
Bridgeport
categories won
7
Seattle
categories won
Seattle wins this comparison, leading on money and weather.
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