01 · the verdict
the verdict
more each month than Greenville ran you
Poughkeepsie costs more than Greenville, 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
42% more expensive than Greenville(vs $1,551/mo)
5.85%
$54/mo less in state tax than Greenville
vs 6.5% in Greenville
$5,648/mo
$593 less than Greenville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$395k
27% more expensive than Greenville
vs $311k in Greenville
679k
vs 975k in Greenville
03 · the life
field notes, weather & such.
153
pleasant days a year, in poughkeepsie.
Greenville gets 202 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 42 days under 20°, vs 5 in Greenville.
Greenville hosts 2.2× more events.
67/100
3% lower than Greenville
vs 69/100 in Greenville
Closest outdoor draw: Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park, 15 mi.
84/100
0% lower than Greenville
vs 84/100 in Greenville
5
75% fewer than Greenville
vs 20 nonstops in Greenville
04 · see also
in the same ballpark as poughkeepsie:
compare poughkeepsie with: