01 · the verdict
the verdict
more each month than Evansville ran you
Poughkeepsie costs noticeably more than Evansville. You'd be paying for Poughkeepsie itself, not for breathing room around it.
02 · the money
a quick ledger.
$2,198/mo
104% more expensive than Evansville(vs $1,075/mo)
5.85%
$238/mo more in state tax than Evansville
vs 3% in Evansville
$5,648/mo
$1,360 less than Evansville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$395k
78% more expensive than Evansville
vs $222k in Evansville
679k
vs 271k in Evansville
03 · the life
field notes, weather & such.
153
pleasant days a year, in poughkeepsie.
Evansville actually gets more: 184 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 42 days below 20° here, 21 in Evansville.
43% more happening than in Evansville.
67/100
24% higher than Evansville
vs 54/100 in Evansville
Closest outdoor draw: Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park, 15 mi.
84/100
6% higher than Evansville
vs 79/100 in Evansville
5
25% more than Evansville
vs 4 nonstops in Evansville
04 · see also
neighbors of poughkeepsie on the map of tradeoffs:
compare poughkeepsie with: