$100k salary, packing up from Springfield

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Poughkeepsie, NY cityscape

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Poughkeepsie

ny · metro 679k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$356

more each month than Springfield ran you

Poughkeepsie costs more than Springfield, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
landable, recorded on the poughkeepsie entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,198/mo

15% more expensive than Springfield(vs $1,913/mo)

02state income tax

5.85%

$71/mo more in state tax than Springfield

vs 5% in Springfield

03after rent

$5,648/mo

$356 less than Springfield

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

04a house here

$395k

6% more expensive than Springfield

vs $373k in Springfield

05metro size

679k

vs 460k in Springfield

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

153

pleasant days a year, in poughkeepsie.

Springfield only logs 147 pleasant days.

1.7× the events of Springfield, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

67/100

2% higher than Springfield

vs 66/100 in Springfield

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

·walk score®

84/100

3% lower than Springfield

vs 87/100 in Springfield

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

5

81% fewer than Springfield

vs 26 nonstops in Springfield

04 · see also

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