01 · the verdict
the verdict
more each month than Portland ran you
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Poughkeepsie is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
02 · the money
a quick ledger.
$2,198/mo
23% more expensive than Portland(vs $1,781/mo)
5.85%
$242/mo less in state tax than Portland
vs 8.75% in Portland
$5,648/mo
$175 less than Portland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$395k
30% cheaper than Portland
vs $562k in Portland
679k
vs 2.5M in Portland
03 · the life
field notes, weather & such.
153
pleasant days a year, in poughkeepsie.
Portland edges ahead with 178 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 42 days drop below 20° vs Portland's 2.
Portland hosts 12.3× more events.
67/100
23% lower than Portland
vs 87/100 in Portland
Closest outdoor draw: Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park, 15 mi.
84/100
16% lower than Portland
vs 100/100 in Portland
5
91% fewer than Portland
vs 57 nonstops in Portland
04 · see also
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