01 · the verdict
the verdict
more expensive each month than Kingsport
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
59% more expensive than Kingsport(vs $1,383/mo)
5.85%
$488/mo more in state tax than Kingsport
vs 0% in Kingsport
$5,648/mo
$1,302 less than Kingsport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$395k
62% more expensive than Kingsport
vs $244k in Kingsport
679k
vs 312k in Kingsport
03 · the life
field notes, weather & such.
153
pleasant days a year, in poughkeepsie.
Kingsport edges ahead with 188 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 42 days under 20°, vs 15 in Kingsport.
A similar weekend lineup to Kingsport.
67/100
14% higher than Kingsport
vs 59/100 in Kingsport
Closest outdoor draw: Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park, 15 mi.
84/100
14% higher than Kingsport
vs 74/100 in Kingsport
5
25% more than Kingsport
vs 4 nonstops in Kingsport
04 · see also
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