$100k a year, no longer in Poughkeepsie
changea dispatch from
greensboro
NC
36.07°N
79.79°W
Greensboro was the site of the 1960 Woolworth sit-in (the original lunch counter is preserved at the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, downtown). Four major colleges feed the city, the food scene leans BBQ and good coffee, and the surrounding Piedmont rolls gently in every direction. It's the geographic center of North Carolina, which makes it a useful base for everything else in the state.
in our guides
the verdict
under Poughkeepsie, every month
Greensboro sits well below Poughkeepsie on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,428/mo
35% cheaper than Poughkeepsie(vs $2,198/mo)
4.5%
$113/mo less in state tax than Poughkeepsie
vs 5.85% in Poughkeepsie
$6,530/mo
$882 more than Poughkeepsie
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$269k
32% cheaper than Poughkeepsie
vs $395k in Poughkeepsie
790k
vs 679k in Poughkeepsie
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in greensboro.
Poughkeepsie barely cracks 153 pleasant ones.
390% more happening than in Poughkeepsie.
54/100
19% lower than Poughkeepsie
vs 67/100 in Poughkeepsie
Closest outdoor draw: Mayo River State Park, 24.9 mi.
88/100
5% higher than Poughkeepsie
vs 84/100 in Poughkeepsie
14
180% more than Poughkeepsie
vs 5 nonstops in Poughkeepsie
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