Moving to Tennessee from Connecticut
What to Expect
Everything you need to know before relocating from Connecticut to Tennessee — costs, safety, healthcare, and practical first steps.
If you moved from Connecticut to Tennessee, you would find that Tennessee is 21.5% cheaper than Connecticut. A $75,000 salary in Connecticut would need to be roughly $58,900 in Tennessee to maintain the same lifestyle. Bridgeport and Nashville are about 810 mi apart.
Is Tennessee cheaper than Connecticut?
Where you'll feel the difference day-to-day
Restaurants
pay 19.7% less
Groceries
pay 15.3% less
Transportation
pay 12.1% less
Housing
pay 32.2% less
Childcare
pay 37.6% less
Entertainment and Sports
pay 18.2% less
Data: MyLifeElsewhere's crowdsourced cost of living database, with prices submitted and updated by users worldwide. Exchange rates are refreshed regularly from public sources.
What salary do you need in Tennessee?
What does your salary buy?
$75,000 → $58,900
To maintain the same standard of living in Tennessee
Calculate with your salary →Cost of living by city
Cost of living varies a lot by city. Each figure is a city's overall cost of living as a percentage of New York City (the priciest, = 100%).
On average, cities in Tennessee cost about 18% less than cities in Connecticut.
Compare cities head-to-head
Key Indicator Comparison
Key indicators for anyone considering a move from Connecticut to Tennessee.
Is it safe?
incidents per 100,000 people per year
incidents per 100,000 people per year
Connecticut performs better than Tennessee across all safety metrics.
How's the healthcare?
share of people without health insurance
share of adults with obesity
share of adults with diabetes
share of adults who smoke
Connecticut performs better than Tennessee across all health & wellbeing metrics.
What about housing?
typical price of a home
typical monthly gross rent
share of homes that are owner-occupied
Tennessee performs significantly better than Connecticut across all what about housing? metrics.
Will I have good infrastructure?
share of households with internet
minutes each way to work
Connecticut generally does better on infrastructure, though Tennessee leads in average commute.
What are the job prospects?
percentage of the labour force without work
a broad measure of economic output per person
typical annual income of a household
share of people below the poverty line
Connecticut generally does better on employment & economy, though Tennessee leads in unemployment rate.
Is it good for families?
average years of life at birth
share of adults with a 4-year college degree
Connecticut performs better than Tennessee across all family life metrics.
Sources: US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (2023), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), OECD Regional Demography (2020). How we calculate this
Weather in Tennessee vs Connecticut
Monthly averages — select a city to compare.
Avg. annual high / low
Avg. annual high / low
| Months | Bridgeport | Nashville |
|---|---|---|
| Jan–Mar | 42°/23°F (6°/-5°C) | 53°/33°F (12°/1°C) |
| Apr–Jun | 68°/49°F (20°/10°C) | 78°/56°F (26°/14°C) |
| Jul–Sep | 80°/62°F (26°/16°C) | 87°/66°F (30°/19°C) |
| Oct–Dec | 53°/34°F (12°/1°C) | 60°/40°F (16°/4°C) |
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| Month | Bridgeport | Nashville |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°/20°F (3.1°/-6.9°C) | 47°/28°F (8.3°/-2.0°C) |
| Feb | 41°/21°F (4.9°/-6.0°C) | 52°/32°F (11.0°/-0.2°C) |
| Mar | 47°/29°F (8.6°/-1.7°C) | 61°/39°F (16.1°/3.9°C) |
| Apr | 59°/40°F (15.1°/4.2°C) | 71°/47°F (21.4°/8.6°C) |
| May | 68°/49°F (20.2°/9.6°C) | 78°/57°F (25.7°/13.8°C) |
| Jun | 78°/59°F (25.7°/15.1°C) | 86°/65°F (30.0°/18.6°C) |
| Jul | 83°/65°F (28.1°/18.3°C) | 89°/69°F (31.8°/20.8°C) |
| Aug | 82°/64°F (27.6°/17.7°C) | 89°/68°F (31.7°/20.2°C) |
| Sep | 75°/56°F (23.7°/13.1°C) | 82°/61°F (28.0°/15.9°C) |
| Oct | 63°/44°F (17.4°/6.5°C) | 72°/49°F (22.1°/9.4°C) |
| Nov | 54°/34°F (12.1°/1.3°C) | 60°/39°F (15.7°/4.1°C) |
| Dec | 43°/24°F (6.1°/-4.2°C) | 49°/31°F (9.7°/-0.4°C) |
Data:
National Weather Service
Frequently Asked Questions
Is it cheaper to live in Tennessee than Connecticut?
Yes — Tennessee is on average about 22% cheaper than Connecticut. City-level variation can be significant.
How much money do I need to move to Tennessee?
Plan for at least 3 months of living expenses — roughly $14,725 in Tennessee on a $75,000 comparable salary — plus one-off moving costs (movers, a truck rental, and a rental deposit).
Is Tennessee safe?
Connecticut performs better than Tennessee across all safety metrics.
How is healthcare in Tennessee compared to Connecticut?
Connecticut performs better than Tennessee across all health & wellbeing metrics.
What's the weather like in Tennessee compared to Connecticut?
The average high temperature in Nashville is 70°F, compared to 61°F in Bridgeport. Nashville receives around 47.2 in of rainfall per year, while Bridgeport gets 47.7 in.
