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→Toledo
Toledo is the Glass City, with a long history of glassmaking (Owens-Illinois, Libbey, Pilkington), and the Toledo Museum of Art's glass pavilion is genuinely world-class and free. The Mud Hens (yes, Klinger's team) play minor league ball downtown. Sitting between Detroit and Cleveland on Lake Erie, Toledo has serious walleye fishing and a real lake-town pace. Cheaper than its bigger neighbors.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,767/mo
$1,197/mo
$1,570/mo less than Bridgeport (131%)
Median home price
Median home price
$768k
$196k
$571k less than Bridgeport
State income tax
State income tax
5.5%
4.0%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$5,108/mo
$6,804/mo
Toledo has $1,696/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
172 days
159 days
13 fewer 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
38 days
days below 20°F per year
Toledo drops below 20°F on 23 more days per year than Bridgeport.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
64 / 100
55 / 100
9.0 pts behind Bridgeport
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
1 routes
4 routes
3 more direct routes than Bridgeport
Metro size
Metro size
952k metro
600k metro
Bridgeport has 3.6x fewer events per month than Toledo.
the verdict
3
Bridgeport
categories won
5
Toledo
categories won
Toledo wins on money. Bridgeport has the edge on weather.
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