Cost of Living in Poughkeepsie, NY

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$348

more each month than Fort Collins ran you

Poughkeepsie costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.

landable, recorded on the poughkeepsie entry

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,198/mo

12% more expensive than Fort Collins(vs $1,971/mo)

02state income tax

5.85%

$121/mo more in state tax than Fort Collins

vs 4.4% in Fort Collins

03after rent

$5,648/mo

$348 less than Fort Collins

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

04a house here

$395k

31% cheaper than Fort Collins

vs $572k in Fort Collins

05metro size

679k

vs 371k in Fort Collins

field notes, weather & such.

153

pleasant days a year, in poughkeepsie.

Fort Collins actually gets more: 177 pleasant days a year.

A month here packs 10.0× the events of Fort Collins.

on a typical month

·outdoorscore

67/100

3% lower than Fort Collins

vs 69/100 in Fort Collins

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

·walk score®

84/100

2% lower than Fort Collins

vs 86/100 in Fort Collins

·nonstops

97% fewer than Fort Collins

vs 169 nonstops in Fort Collins

cities that play in poughkeepsie's register: