01 · the verdict
the verdict
pricier each month than Little Rock
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
82% more expensive than Little Rock(vs $1,209/mo)
5.85%
$121/mo more in state tax than Little Rock
vs 4.4% in Little Rock
$5,648/mo
$1,110 less than Little Rock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$395k
73% more expensive than Little Rock
vs $228k in Little Rock
679k
vs 765k in Little Rock
03 · the life
field notes, weather & such.
153
pleasant days a year, in poughkeepsie.
Little Rock gets 163 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 Little Rock.
Comparable to Little Rock for events and concerts.
67/100
24% higher than Little Rock
vs 54/100 in Little Rock
Closest outdoor draw: Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park, 15 mi.
84/100
71% higher than Little Rock
vs 49/100 in Little Rock
5
71% fewer than Little Rock
vs 17 nonstops in Little Rock
04 · see also
same energy as poughkeepsie, different zip code:
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