same $100k income, fresh start from Provo

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Poughkeepsie, NY cityscape

swapping out of provo

Poughkeepsie

ny · metro 679k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$555

more expensive each month than Provo

Poughkeepsie runs a little pricier than Provo. The case has to be about something other than rent.
landable, recorded on the poughkeepsie entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,198/mo

26% more expensive than Provo(vs $1,743/mo)

02state income tax

5.85%

$100/mo more in state tax than Provo

vs 4.65% in Provo

03after rent

$5,648/mo

$555 less than Provo

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

04a house here

$395k

29% cheaper than Provo

vs $559k in Provo

05metro size

679k

vs 733k in Provo

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

153

pleasant days a year, in poughkeepsie.

Provo edges ahead with 171 pleasant days.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 10.0× more on the calendar than Provo.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

67/100

17% lower than Provo

vs 81/100 in Provo

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

·walk score®

84/100

6% lower than Provo

vs 89/100 in Provo

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

5

95% fewer than Provo

vs 91 nonstops in Provo

04 · see also

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