01 · the verdict
the verdict
more expensive each month than Hagerstown
Poughkeepsie costs more than Hagerstown, 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
39% more expensive than Hagerstown(vs $1,587/mo)
5.85%
$196/mo less in state tax than Hagerstown
vs 8.2% in Hagerstown
$5,648/mo
$415 less than Hagerstown
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$395k
23% more expensive than Hagerstown
vs $321k in Hagerstown
679k
vs 305k in Hagerstown
03 · the life
field notes, weather & such.
153
pleasant days a year, in poughkeepsie.
Hagerstown gets 160 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 42 days drop below 20° vs Hagerstown's 24.
Lighter on events: Hagerstown packs 1.8× more into a month.
67/100
20% higher than Hagerstown
vs 56/100 in Hagerstown
Closest outdoor draw: Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park, 15 mi.
84/100
5% lower than Hagerstown
vs 88/100 in Hagerstown
5
150% more than Hagerstown
vs 2 nonstops in Hagerstown
04 · see also
in the same ballpark as poughkeepsie:
compare poughkeepsie with: