$100k salary, packing up from Fresno

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Poughkeepsie, NY cityscape

swapping out of fresno

Poughkeepsie

ny · metro 679k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$89

under Fresno, every month

Cost barely budges between Poughkeepsie and Fresno. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
landable, recorded on the poughkeepsie entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,198/mo

10% more expensive than Fresno(vs $1,999/mo)

02state income tax

5.85%

$287/mo less in state tax than Fresno

vs 9.3% in Fresno

03after rent

$5,648/mo

$89 more than Fresno

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

04a house here

$395k

5% cheaper than Fresno

vs $418k in Fresno

05metro size

679k

vs 1.2M in Fresno

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

153

pleasant days a year, in poughkeepsie.

Fresno edges ahead with 206 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 42 days drop below 20° vs Fresno's 0.

Lighter on events: Fresno packs 3.8× more into a month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

67/100

2% higher than Fresno

vs 66/100 in Fresno

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

·walk score®

84/100

6% lower than Fresno

vs 89/100 in Fresno

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

5

55% fewer than Fresno

vs 11 nonstops in Fresno

04 · see also

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