same $100k income, fresh start from Poughkeepsie
changea dispatch from
cleveland
OH
41.50°N
81.69°W
Cleveland is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the West Side Market's 100+ years of pierogies and bratwurst, and Lake Erie sunsets that put the coastal hype to shame. The Cuyahoga River caught fire so many times it inspired the Clean Water Act. The Cleveland Orchestra is consistently ranked among the world's best. Summers on the lake are gorgeous, and the food scene is having a real moment.
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cheaper each month than Poughkeepsie
In Cleveland, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
a quick ledger.
$1,419/mo
35% cheaper than Poughkeepsie(vs $2,198/mo)
3.99%
$155/mo less in state tax than Poughkeepsie
vs 5.85% in Poughkeepsie
$6,582/mo
$934 more than Poughkeepsie
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$252k
36% cheaper than Poughkeepsie
vs $395k in Poughkeepsie
2.2M
vs 679k in Poughkeepsie
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in cleveland.
Poughkeepsie barely cracks 153 pleasant ones.
780% more happening than in Poughkeepsie.
63/100
6% lower than Poughkeepsie
vs 67/100 in Poughkeepsie
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 29.7 mi.
96/100
14% higher than Poughkeepsie
vs 84/100 in Poughkeepsie
56
1020% more than Poughkeepsie
vs 5 nonstops in Poughkeepsie
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