01 · the verdict
the verdict
$472
more expensive each month than Duluth
Poughkeepsie runs a little pricier than Duluth. The case has to be about something other than rent.
02 · the money
a quick ledger.
01rent
$2,198/mo
41% more expensive than Duluth(vs $1,559/mo)
02state income tax
5.85%
$167/mo less in state tax than Duluth
vs 7.85% in Duluth
03after rent
$5,648/mo
$472 less than Duluth
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
04a house here
$395k
56% more expensive than Duluth
vs $252k in Duluth
05metro size
679k
vs 282k in Duluth
03 · the life
field notes, weather & such.
153
pleasant days a year, in poughkeepsie.
Duluth barely cracks 132 pleasant ones.
But the calendar thins out: Duluth stays 3.0× busier.
·outdoorscore
67/100
8% lower than Duluth
vs 73/100 in Duluth
Closest outdoor draw: Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park, 15 mi.
·walk score®
84/100
171% higher than Duluth
vs 31/100 in Duluth
·nonstops
5
25% more than Duluth
vs 4 nonstops in Duluth
04 · see also
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