01 · the verdict
the verdict
more expensive each month than Fayetteville
Poughkeepsie costs more than Fayetteville, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
02 · the money
a quick ledger.
$2,198/mo
37% more expensive than Fayetteville(vs $1,606/mo)
5.85%
$121/mo more in state tax than Fayetteville
vs 4.4% in Fayetteville
$5,648/mo
$713 less than Fayetteville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$395k
7% more expensive than Fayetteville
vs $367k in Fayetteville
679k
vs 590k in Fayetteville
03 · the life
field notes, weather & such.
153
pleasant days a year, in poughkeepsie.
Fayetteville gets 170 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 42 days drop below 20° vs Fayetteville's 14.
On par with Fayetteville for events and shows.
67/100
5% higher than Fayetteville
vs 64/100 in Fayetteville
Closest outdoor draw: Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park, 15 mi.
84/100
2% higher than Fayetteville
vs 82/100 in Fayetteville
5
64% fewer than Fayetteville
vs 14 nonstops in Fayetteville
04 · see also
neighbors of poughkeepsie on the map of tradeoffs:
compare poughkeepsie with: