01 · the verdict
the verdict
more each month than Salisbury 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
16% more expensive than Salisbury(vs $1,899/mo)
5.85%
$196/mo less in state tax than Salisbury
vs 8.2% in Salisbury
$5,648/mo
$103 less than Salisbury
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$395k
6% cheaper than Salisbury
vs $420k in Salisbury
679k
vs 130k in Salisbury
03 · the life
field notes, weather & such.
153
pleasant days a year, in poughkeepsie.
Salisbury edges ahead with 189 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 42 days under 20°, vs 10 in Salisbury.
A similar weekend lineup to Salisbury.
67/100
26% higher than Salisbury
vs 53/100 in Salisbury
Closest outdoor draw: Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park, 15 mi.
84/100
2% higher than Salisbury
vs 82/100 in Salisbury
5
150% more than Salisbury
vs 2 nonstops in Salisbury
04 · see also
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