01 · the verdict
the verdict
more expensive each month than Boulder
Barely costlier than Boulder. If Poughkeepsie pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
02 · the money
a quick ledger.
$2,198/mo
1% cheaper than Boulder(vs $2,216/mo)
5.85%
$121/mo more in state tax than Boulder
vs 4.4% in Boulder
$5,648/mo
$103 less than Boulder
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$395k
50% cheaper than Boulder
vs $783k in Boulder
679k
vs 327k in Boulder
03 · the life
field notes, weather & such.
153
pleasant days a year, in poughkeepsie.
Boulder gets 178 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
67% more happening than in Boulder.
67/100
15% lower than Boulder
vs 79/100 in Boulder
Closest outdoor draw: Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park, 15 mi.
84/100
0% lower than Boulder
vs 84/100 in Boulder
5
97% fewer than Boulder
vs 169 nonstops in Boulder
04 · see also
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