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Poughkeepsie, NY cityscape

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Poughkeepsie

ny · metro 679k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$792

more each month than Kansas City ran you

Poughkeepsie runs a little pricier than Kansas City. The case has to be about something other than rent.
landable, recorded on the poughkeepsie entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,198/mo

46% more expensive than Kansas City(vs $1,502/mo)

02state income tax

5.85%

$96/mo more in state tax than Kansas City

vs 4.7% in Kansas City

03after rent

$5,648/mo

$792 less than Kansas City

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

04a house here

$395k

21% more expensive than Kansas City

vs $326k in Kansas City

05metro size

679k

vs 2.2M in Kansas City

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

153

pleasant days a year, in poughkeepsie.

Kansas City edges ahead with 170 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 42 days drop below 20° vs Kansas City's 26.

88% fewer events than Kansas City. The pace eases up.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

67/100

20% higher than Kansas City

vs 56/100 in Kansas City

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

·walk score®

84/100

11% lower than Kansas City

vs 94/100 in Kansas City

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

5

88% fewer than Kansas City

vs 43 nonstops in Kansas City

04 · see also

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