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Poughkeepsie, NY cityscape

next stop after fort wayne

Poughkeepsie

ny · metro 679k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$1,248

more each month than Fort Wayne ran you

Poughkeepsie doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Poughkeepsie is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
landable, recorded on the poughkeepsie entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,198/mo

85% more expensive than Fort Wayne(vs $1,187/mo)

02state income tax

5.85%

$238/mo more in state tax than Fort Wayne

vs 3% in Fort Wayne

03after rent

$5,648/mo

$1,248 less than Fort Wayne

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

04a house here

$395k

56% more expensive than Fort Wayne

vs $254k in Fort Wayne

05metro size

679k

vs 458k in Fort Wayne

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

153

pleasant days a year, in poughkeepsie.

Fort Wayne edges ahead with 161 pleasant days.

Lighter on events: Fort Wayne packs 2.1× more into a month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

67/100

46% higher than Fort Wayne

vs 46/100 in Fort Wayne

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

·walk score®

84/100

7% lower than Fort Wayne

vs 90/100 in Fort Wayne

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

5

50% fewer than Fort Wayne

vs 10 nonstops in Fort Wayne

04 · see also

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