$100k a year, no longer in Poughkeepsie
changea dispatch from
nashville
TN
36.16°N
86.78°W
Nashville is honky-tonk neon on Broadway, hot chicken so spicy it counts as a personality test, and a music scene that includes way more than country (though country is the headliner). The Ryman Auditorium is still the most acoustically beloved room in American music. Bachelorette parties on pedal taverns are now a recognized weather pattern. Pack stretchy pants for the biscuits.
the verdict
less monthly outlay than Poughkeepsie
Move to Nashville and the monthly math gets easier. Poughkeepsie's rent is the headline; Nashville's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,790/mo
19% cheaper than Poughkeepsie(vs $2,198/mo)
0%
$487/mo less in state tax than Poughkeepsie
vs 5.85% in Poughkeepsie
$6,543/mo
$895 more than Poughkeepsie
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$461k
17% more expensive than Poughkeepsie
vs $395k in Poughkeepsie
2.1M
vs 679k in Poughkeepsie
field notes, weather & such.
173
pleasant days a year, in nashville.
Poughkeepsie only manages 153 of those.
28.3× the events of Poughkeepsie, and the calendar shows it.
56/100
16% lower than Poughkeepsie
vs 67/100 in Poughkeepsie
Closest outdoor draw: Long Hunter, 14.7 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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