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→Wichita
Wichita is the Air Capital of the World, with Cessna, Beechcraft, and major Spirit AeroSystems facilities all here. The Arkansas River runs through downtown, and the Old Town district has brick streets, breweries, and the kind of friendly Kansas pace that makes the rest of the country envious. The flatness is real, and the sunsets are enormous because of it.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,767/mo
$1,173/mo
$1,594/mo less than Bridgeport (136%)
Median home price
Median home price
$768k
$221k
$546k less than Bridgeport
State income tax
State income tax
5.5%
5.7%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$5,108/mo
$6,685/mo
Wichita has $1,577/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
172 days
164 days
8 fewer than Bridgeport
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
30 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
15 days
20 days
days below 20°F per year
Wichita has 30 more days above 95°F each year than Bridgeport. Wichita drops below 20°F on 5 more days per year than Bridgeport.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
64 / 100
52 / 100
12.0 pts behind Bridgeport
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
1 routes
11 routes
10 more direct routes than Bridgeport
Metro size
Metro size
952k metro
653k metro
Bridgeport has 2.6x fewer events per month than Wichita.
the verdict
5
Bridgeport
categories won
4
Wichita
categories won
Bridgeport wins on weather. Wichita has the edge on money.
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