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Poughkeepsie, NY cityscape

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Poughkeepsie

ny · metro 679k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$408

more each month than Boise ran you

Poughkeepsie runs a little pricier than Boise. The case has to be about something other than rent.
landable, recorded on the poughkeepsie entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,198/mo

23% more expensive than Boise(vs $1,794/mo)

02state income tax

5.85%

$4/mo more in state tax than Boise

vs 5.8% in Boise

03after rent

$5,648/mo

$408 less than Boise

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

04a house here

$395k

19% cheaper than Boise

vs $490k in Boise

05metro size

679k

vs 827k in Boise

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

153

pleasant days a year, in poughkeepsie.

Boise edges ahead with 166 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 42 days under 20°, vs 24 in Boise.

74% fewer events than Boise. The pace eases up.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

67/100

18% lower than Boise

vs 82/100 in Boise

Closest outdoor draw: Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park, 15 mi.

·walk score®

84/100

12% lower than Boise

vs 96/100 in Boise

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

5

69% fewer than Boise

vs 16 nonstops in Boise

04 · see also

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