same $100k income, fresh start from Kennewick

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Poughkeepsie, NY cityscape

swapping out of kennewick

Poughkeepsie

ny · metro 679k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$999

pricier each month than Kennewick

Poughkeepsie doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Poughkeepsie is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
landable, recorded on the poughkeepsie entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,198/mo

30% more expensive than Kennewick(vs $1,686/mo)

02state income tax

5.85%

$488/mo more in state tax than Kennewick

vs 0% in Kennewick

03after rent

$5,648/mo

$999 less than Kennewick

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

04a house here

$395k

10% cheaper than Kennewick

vs $441k in Kennewick

05metro size

679k

vs 314k in Kennewick

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

153

pleasant days a year, in poughkeepsie.

Kennewick edges ahead with 199 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 42 days drop below 20° vs Kennewick's 8.

A real upgrade on things to do: 10.0× Kennewick's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

67/100

9% lower than Kennewick

vs 74/100 in Kennewick

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

·walk score®

84/100

53% higher than Kennewick

vs 55/100 in Kennewick

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

5

37% fewer than Kennewick

vs 8 nonstops in Kennewick

04 · see also

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