same $100k income, fresh start from Poughkeepsie
changea dispatch from
birmingham
AL
33.52°N
86.80°W
Birmingham was built on steel and reshaped by the civil rights movement, and you can feel both stories in the city. The Civil Rights Institute is essential, the food scene (Highlands Bar and Grill, Hot and Hot Fish Club, plenty more) is one of the most acclaimed in the South. The Vulcan statue, the largest cast-iron statue in the world, looks down on the city from Red Mountain. Younger than its reputation suggests.
the verdict
cheaper each month than Poughkeepsie
Birmingham runs on a fraction of Poughkeepsie's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
36% cheaper than Poughkeepsie(vs $2,198/mo)
5%
$71/mo less in state tax than Poughkeepsie
vs 5.85% in Poughkeepsie
$6,510/mo
$862 more than Poughkeepsie
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
34% cheaper than Poughkeepsie
vs $395k in Poughkeepsie
1.2M
vs 679k in Poughkeepsie
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Poughkeepsie barely cracks 153 pleasant ones. Hot stretches show up, though: 28 days above 95° here, 1 in Poughkeepsie.
9.0× the events of Poughkeepsie, and the calendar shows it.
61/100
9% lower than Poughkeepsie
vs 67/100 in Poughkeepsie
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
6% lower than Poughkeepsie
vs 84/100 in Poughkeepsie
20
300% more than Poughkeepsie
vs 5 nonstops in Poughkeepsie
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