01 · the verdict
the verdict
pricier each month than Augusta
You'd pay for Poughkeepsie. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
02 · the money
a quick ledger.
$2,198/mo
52% more expensive than Augusta(vs $1,443/mo)
5.85%
$30/mo more in state tax than Augusta
vs 5.49% in Augusta
$5,648/mo
$785 less than Augusta
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$395k
60% more expensive than Augusta
vs $247k in Augusta
679k
vs 628k in Augusta
03 · the life
field notes, weather & such.
153
pleasant days a year, in poughkeepsie.
Augusta has the edge here, logging 191 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 42 days below 20°, vs 2 in Augusta.
A month here packs 3.3× the events of Augusta.
67/100
46% higher than Augusta
vs 46/100 in Augusta
Closest outdoor draw: Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park, 15 mi.
84/100
14% higher than Augusta
vs 74/100 in Augusta
5
67% more than Augusta
vs 3 nonstops in Augusta
04 · see also
neighbors of poughkeepsie on the map of tradeoffs:
compare poughkeepsie with: