on $100k a year, leaving Clarksville

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Poughkeepsie, NY cityscape

if you left clarksville

Poughkeepsie

ny · metro 679k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$1,348

pricier each month than Clarksville

Poughkeepsie costs noticeably more than Clarksville. You'd be paying for Poughkeepsie itself, not for breathing room around it.
landable, recorded on the poughkeepsie entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,198/mo

64% more expensive than Clarksville(vs $1,337/mo)

02state income tax

5.85%

$488/mo more in state tax than Clarksville

vs 0% in Clarksville

03after rent

$5,648/mo

$1,348 less than Clarksville

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

04a house here

$395k

34% more expensive than Clarksville

vs $294k in Clarksville

05metro size

679k

vs 337k in Clarksville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

153

pleasant days a year, in poughkeepsie.

Clarksville has the edge here, logging 173 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 42 days below 20° here, 15 in Clarksville.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 5.0× more on the calendar than Clarksville.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

67/100

31% higher than Clarksville

vs 51/100 in Clarksville

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

·walk score®

84/100

1% higher than Clarksville

vs 83/100 in Clarksville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

5

89% fewer than Clarksville

vs 47 nonstops in Clarksville

04 · see also

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