Bridgeport, CT MSA vs San Jose, CA MSA (compare, people, raise)

[HAC NY]

I'll answer

taking account job market

San Jose MSA - 11%
Bridgeport MSA - 8.1%

They also enjoy by far the highest per capita income in the United States.

lifestyle,

I prefer the more traditional/stepford and up-tight lifestyle of the Bridgeport Metro.

cultural amenities,

San Jose. People in Bridgeport go to to "the city" aka Manhattan for culture.

shopping,

Greenwich has more upscale shops than anywhere in San Jose. It's also a burb' to the Fashion Capital. Score, Bridgeport.

entertainment

NYC. Enough said.

Bridgeport wins. I didn't vote though.

[Nineties Flava]

Originally Posted by Infamous Past

I'm talking about things to do and see that make the city different not things that dont matter to me. I know it has scenery but how is San Jose's museums, art, and music scene?

San Jose has a lot of museums. I don't understand east coasters on this board though... why so many are obsessed with museums is beyond me.

[HAC NY]

Originally Posted by Nineties Flava

San Jose has a lot of museums. I don't understand east coasters on this board though... why so many are obsessed with museums is beyond me.

Why are so many Bay Area residents so obsessed with hiking? At least visiting a museum is a more civilized experience.

[krudmonk]

Originally Posted by HAC NY

Why are so many Bay Area residents so obsessed with hiking?

Because we actually have places to hike.

[HAC NY]

Originally Posted by Nineties Flava

so many are obsessed with museums is beyond me.

Because we actually have museums worth seeing.

[krudmonk]

You'd have to be inside because the weather always sucks.

[Infamous Past]

Originally Posted by krudmonk

You'd have to be inside because the weather always sucks.

When your city can experience the wonders of white christmas, seasonal color changing trees, summers worth taking the clothes off and taking a personal day from work, and colorful blossoms of spring, then you can talk smack. Until that happens, your monotonous weather speaks of how bland and boring your climate is, makes it even worse when Californians go on and on about their weather trying to make others care about it as much as they do

[slo1318]

Bridgeport is a vile awful town.

[HAC NY]

Originally Posted by krudmonk

You'd have to be inside because the weather always sucks.

Slumming it with parasites up a rock to nowhere is really the only alternative you have anyway. Let's not kid ourselves into thinking there is anything else to do out there.

[Nineties Flava]

Originally Posted by HAC NY

Because we actually have museums worth seeing.

Seriously, take that "I'm an irate NYer" cap off for a second and smell the coffee. The Bay Area has its fair share of world class museums. Deal with it.