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→Tulsa
Tulsa was built by 1920s oil money and the downtown looks the part: Art Deco everywhere, like Gatsby moved to Oklahoma and never left. The Greenwood district, once known as Black Wall Street, now holds one of the most powerful civil rights museums in the country. The Tulsa Remote program pays new arrivals $10,000 to move here, and enough have taken the deal that there's a real scene now. The Gathering Place park alone is worth a flight.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,767/mo
$1,350/mo
$1,417/mo less than Bridgeport (105%)
Median home price
Median home price
$768k
$253k
$515k less than Bridgeport
State income tax
State income tax
5.5%
4.8%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$5,108/mo
$6,588/mo
Tulsa has $1,480/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
163 days
9 fewer than Bridgeport
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
31 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
15 days
12 days
days below 20°F per year
Tulsa has 31 more days above 95°F each year than Bridgeport.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
64 / 100
49 / 100
15.0 pts behind Bridgeport
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
1 routes
18 routes
17 more direct routes than Bridgeport
Metro size
Metro size
952k metro
1.0M metro
Bridgeport has 5.4x fewer events per month than Tulsa.
the verdict
3
Bridgeport
categories won
5
Tulsa
categories won
Tulsa wins on money. Bridgeport has the edge on weather.
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