01 · the verdict
the verdict
more expensive each month than Greensboro
Poughkeepsie is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
02 · the money
a quick ledger.
$2,198/mo
54% more expensive than Greensboro(vs $1,428/mo)
5.85%
$113/mo more in state tax than Greensboro
vs 4.5% in Greensboro
$5,648/mo
$882 less than Greensboro
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$395k
47% more expensive than Greensboro
vs $269k in Greensboro
679k
vs 790k in Greensboro
03 · the life
field notes, weather & such.
153
pleasant days a year, in poughkeepsie.
Greensboro edges ahead with 189 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 42 days under 20°, vs 6 in Greensboro.
Noticeably quieter than Greensboro. About 80% fewer events on a typical month.
67/100
24% higher than Greensboro
vs 54/100 in Greensboro
Closest outdoor draw: Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park, 15 mi.
84/100
5% lower than Greensboro
vs 88/100 in Greensboro
5
64% fewer than Greensboro
vs 14 nonstops in Greensboro
04 · see also
neighbors of poughkeepsie on the map of tradeoffs:
compare poughkeepsie with: