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→York
York calls itself the White Rose City, claims to be America's first capital (Continental Congress met here briefly in 1777), and is the home of the Harley-Davidson assembly plant (factory tours available). The market houses in town go back over 100 years. The downtown is brick and walkable, the surrounding farm country is gorgeous, and the Susquehanna River is a quick drive east. Quietly historic.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,767/mo
$1,361/mo
$1,406/mo less than Bridgeport (103%)
Median home price
Median home price
$768k
$310k
$458k less than Bridgeport
State income tax
State income tax
5.5%
3.1%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$5,108/mo
$6,717/mo
York has $1,609/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
4 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
15 days
27 days
days below 20°F per year
York drops below 20°F on 12 more days per year than Bridgeport.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
64 / 100
64 / 100
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
1 routes
12 routes
11 more direct routes than Bridgeport
Metro size
Metro size
952k metro
465k metro
Bridgeport has 7.0x more events per month than York.
the verdict
2
Bridgeport
categories won
5
York
categories won
York wins on money and lifestyle. Bridgeport has the edge on weather.
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