01 · the verdict
the verdict
more expensive each month than Huntsville
Poughkeepsie doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Poughkeepsie is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
02 · the money
a quick ledger.
$2,198/mo
60% more expensive than Huntsville(vs $1,374/mo)
5.85%
$71/mo more in state tax than Huntsville
vs 5% in Huntsville
$5,648/mo
$895 less than Huntsville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$395k
25% more expensive than Huntsville
vs $316k in Huntsville
679k
vs 527k in Huntsville
03 · the life
field notes, weather & such.
153
pleasant days a year, in poughkeepsie.
Huntsville gets 177 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 42 days under 20°, vs 6 in Huntsville.
Lighter on events: Huntsville packs 3.2× more into a month.
67/100
16% higher than Huntsville
vs 58/100 in Huntsville
Closest outdoor draw: Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park, 15 mi.
84/100
20% higher than Huntsville
vs 70/100 in Huntsville
5
44% fewer than Huntsville
vs 9 nonstops in Huntsville
04 · see also
neighbors of poughkeepsie on the map of tradeoffs:
compare poughkeepsie with: