$100k a year, no longer in Poughkeepsie
changea dispatch from
cincinnati
OH
39.10°N
84.51°W
Cincinnati is chili served on spaghetti (Skyline and Gold Star will fight you about which is better), German heritage in Over-the-Rhine's beer halls, and a riverfront that looks straight across at Kentucky. OTR's brick warehouses have become one of the best urban revitalizations in the country. The Reds play in baseball's oldest professional city. Pronounce it correctly and the locals warm up fast.
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less monthly outlay than Poughkeepsie
Move to Cincinnati and the monthly math gets easier. Poughkeepsie's rent is the headline; Cincinnati's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
30% cheaper than Poughkeepsie(vs $2,198/mo)
3.99%
$155/mo less in state tax than Poughkeepsie
vs 5.85% in Poughkeepsie
$6,452/mo
$804 more than Poughkeepsie
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
20% cheaper than Poughkeepsie
vs $395k in Poughkeepsie
2.3M
vs 679k in Poughkeepsie
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Poughkeepsie only logs 153 pleasant days.
A month here packs 8.7× the events of Poughkeepsie.
72/100
7% higher than Poughkeepsie
vs 67/100 in Poughkeepsie
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
14% higher than Poughkeepsie
vs 84/100 in Poughkeepsie
47
840% more than Poughkeepsie
vs 5 nonstops in Poughkeepsie
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