on $100k a year, leaving Poughkeepsie

change
Orlando, FL cityscape

instead of poughkeepsie

Orlando

fl · metro 2.8M

a dispatch from

orlando

FL

28.54°N

81.38°W

Orlando is theme parks plus lake-dotted residential neighborhoods, a surprisingly good food scene, and one of the fastest-growing tech hubs in the south. Winter Park is a charming brick-street pocket of art and brunch. The summer afternoon thunderstorms roll in at 3pm like clockwork. There's a swamp boardwalk within 15 minutes of wherever you are.

metro2.8M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$748

under Poughkeepsie, every month

Orlando gives you room Poughkeepsie doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
landable, recorded on the orlando entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,937/mo

12% cheaper than Poughkeepsie(vs $2,198/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$487/mo less in state tax than Poughkeepsie

vs 5.85% in Poughkeepsie

03after rent

$6,396/mo

$748 more than Poughkeepsie

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$402k

2% more expensive than Poughkeepsie

vs $395k in Poughkeepsie

05metro size

2.8M

vs 679k in Poughkeepsie

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

216

pleasant days a year, in orlando.

Poughkeepsie only logs 153 pleasant days.

A month here packs 15.6× the events of Poughkeepsie.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

62/100

7% lower than Poughkeepsie

vs 67/100 in Poughkeepsie

Closest outdoor draw: Wekiwa Springs State Park, 18.4 mi.

·walk score®

97/100

15% higher than Poughkeepsie

vs 84/100 in Poughkeepsie

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

146

2820% more than Poughkeepsie

vs 5 nonstops in Poughkeepsie

04 · see also

neighbors of orlando on the map of tradeoffs: