01 · the verdict
the verdict
the monthly cost of moving past Shreveport
Poughkeepsie is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
02 · the money
a quick ledger.
$2,198/mo
68% more expensive than Shreveport(vs $1,308/mo)
5.85%
$238/mo more in state tax than Shreveport
vs 3% in Shreveport
$5,648/mo
$1,127 less than Shreveport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$395k
124% more expensive than Shreveport
vs $176k in Shreveport
679k
vs 383k in Shreveport
03 · the life
field notes, weather & such.
153
pleasant days a year, in poughkeepsie.
Shreveport gets 159 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter asks for something in return: 42 days under 20° here, 2 in Shreveport.
10.0× the events of Shreveport, and the calendar shows it.
67/100
20% higher than Shreveport
vs 56/100 in Shreveport
Closest outdoor draw: Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park, 15 mi.
84/100
65% higher than Shreveport
vs 51/100 in Shreveport
5
0% fewer than Shreveport
vs 5 nonstops in Shreveport
04 · see also
cities that play in poughkeepsie's register:
compare poughkeepsie with: