Cost of Living in Poughkeepsie, NY

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$1,074

less monthly outlay than Honolulu

In Poughkeepsie, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.

landable, recorded on the poughkeepsie entry

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,198/mo

23% cheaper than Honolulu(vs $2,843/mo)

02state income tax

5.85%

$429/mo less in state tax than Honolulu

vs 11% in Honolulu

03after rent

$5,648/mo

$1,074 more than Honolulu

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

04a house here

$395k

63% cheaper than Honolulu

vs $1061k in Honolulu

05metro size

679k

vs 989k in Honolulu

field notes, weather & such.

153

pleasant days a year, in poughkeepsie.

Honolulu edges ahead with 316 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 42 days drop below 20° vs Honolulu's 0.

Honolulu hosts 9.5× more events.

on a typical month

·outdoorscore

67/100

22% higher than Honolulu

vs 55/100 in Honolulu

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

·walk score®

84/100

15% lower than Honolulu

vs 99/100 in Honolulu

·nonstops

90% fewer than Honolulu

vs 51 nonstops in Honolulu

in the same ballpark as poughkeepsie: