01 · the verdict
the verdict
more each month than Lubbock ran you
Poughkeepsie costs noticeably more than Lubbock. You'd be paying for Poughkeepsie itself, not for breathing room around it.
02 · the money
a quick ledger.
$2,198/mo
59% more expensive than Lubbock(vs $1,384/mo)
5.85%
$488/mo more in state tax than Lubbock
vs 0% in Lubbock
$5,648/mo
$1,301 less than Lubbock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$395k
87% more expensive than Lubbock
vs $211k in Lubbock
679k
vs 360k in Lubbock
03 · the life
field notes, weather & such.
153
pleasant days a year, in poughkeepsie.
Lubbock actually gets more: 186 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 42 days below 20° here, 7 in Lubbock.
A similar weekend lineup to Lubbock.
67/100
1240% higher than Lubbock
vs 5/100 in Lubbock
Closest outdoor draw: Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park, 15 mi.
84/100
22% higher than Lubbock
vs 69/100 in Lubbock
5
29% fewer than Lubbock
vs 7 nonstops in Lubbock
04 · see also
neighbors of poughkeepsie on the map of tradeoffs:
compare poughkeepsie with: