01 · the verdict
the verdict
$824
more expensive each month than Buffalo
Poughkeepsie costs noticeably more than Buffalo. You'd be paying for Poughkeepsie itself, not for breathing room around it.
02 · the money
a quick ledger.
01rent
$2,198/mo
60% more expensive than Buffalo(vs $1,374/mo)
02state income tax
5.85%
vs 5.85% in Buffalo
03after rent
$5,648/mo
$824 less than Buffalo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
04a house here
$395k
41% more expensive than Buffalo
vs $280k in Buffalo
05metro size
679k
vs 1.2M in Buffalo
03 · the life
field notes, weather & such.
153
pleasant days a year, in poughkeepsie.
Buffalo keeps to 152 pleasant days a year.
But the calendar thins out: Buffalo stays 6.8× busier.
·outdoorscore
67/100
2% higher than Buffalo
vs 66/100 in Buffalo
Closest outdoor draw: Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park, 15 mi.
·walk score®
84/100
8% lower than Buffalo
vs 91/100 in Buffalo
·nonstops
5
75% fewer than Buffalo
vs 20 nonstops in Buffalo
04 · see also
neighbors of poughkeepsie on the map of tradeoffs:
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