Newark, NJ Vs Bridgeport, CT (living, state, better, rates)
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I just want to hear similarities or differences between these cities since New Jersey and Connecticut are the most similar states to eachother, and because Bridgeport is arguably the most similar city to Newark in CT.
I've seen that Bridgeport's density is about 70% of Newark's, and both cities have about the same geographic urban scale, have high crime, and both areas are dotted with industrial areas/ power plants. Newark is just 15 miles from Midtown Manhattan while Bridgeport is 45 miles away.
The thing about Bridgeport is you can live in the Black Rock part of the city. Right on Long Island Sound. Single family homes. "Almost Fairfield". If you don't need the public school system, it's a nice place to live. I'll refrain from commenting about the rest of Bridgeport.
With Newark, you have the world class airport right there. Excellent access to NYC. It kind of depends if your lifestyle is city + travel.
I had an uncle & family who lived in Black Rock for decades. It was lovely. (My parents hailed from Bridgeport; I can still remember when it was a good place and have fond wishes for its longer-term future. It seems the worst is past, at least.)
Lived in both states. They aren't really that alike IMO. PA is a lot more similar to NJ I would say.
Ah I disagree in regards to Bridgeport and Newark. IMO, Bridgeport is the 'end' of the mid-atlantic. I know, I know, CT is squarely in New England, but I think there's a real change once you are beyond bridgeport and fairfield county. This might seem like a silly example, but once you are in New Haven, you will see a lot of ads for boston sports teams instead of NY, but it illustrates the cultural change that occurs in CT.
I see a lot of similarities in the neighborhoods imo:
Newark separates itself from Bridgeport once you go downtown. Newark has an NHL team (obviously just lost the NBA in recent years) and at least one well-known urban area with the Ironbound neighborhood.
Ah I disagree in regards to Bridgeport and Newark. IMO, Bridgeport is the 'end' of the mid-atlantic. I know, I know, CT is squarely in New England, but I think there's a real change once you are beyond bridgeport and fairfield county. This might seem like a silly example, but once you are in New Haven, you will see a lot of ads for boston sports teams instead of NY, but it illustrates the cultural change that occurs in CT.
I see a lot of similarities in the neighborhoods imo:
Newark separates itself from Bridgeport once you go downtown. Newark has an NHL team (obviously just lost the NBA in recent years) and at least one well-known urban area with the Ironbound neighborhood.
Oh I was talking specifically about the 2 states and not the cities as the person I responded to mentioned that. Yeah SW CT is definitely affected by the NYC area similar to northern NJ while the rest of CT is more akin to the rest of New England. Similarly, south jersey is more similar to Philly.
I like the convenience of Newark, and as a city it has better bones than Bridgeport. However, the murder rate in Newark is much worse than Bridgeport, so I might give the edge to Bridgeport on that fact alone. Looking at the stats until 2019, Newark's murder rate was coming down (don't know covid stats), but it's still significantly higher than BPT.
I hated Newark, but I lived in the GHETTO, so there's that. In Bridgeport, I was close to Fairfield and had to drive to Trumbull for work, so my commute was more scenic there as opposed to bus -> PATH -> MTA when I was living in Newark.
The thing about Bridgeport is you can live in the Black Rock part of the city. Right on Long Island Sound. Single family homes. "Almost Fairfield". If you don't need the public school system, it's a nice place to live. I'll refrain from commenting about the rest of Bridgeport.
With Newark, you have the world class airport right there. Excellent access to NYC. It kind of depends if your lifestyle is city + travel.
Black Rock appears nice until you see the 60 mills for a property tax rate. For a place with rock bottom home prices, the tax rate is absolutely insane due to the city’s corruption.
No thanks. I’ll take Fairfield, next door.
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