01 · the verdict
the verdict
more expensive each month than Springfield
Poughkeepsie doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Poughkeepsie is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
02 · the money
a quick ledger.
$2,198/mo
76% more expensive than Springfield(vs $1,249/mo)
5.85%
$96/mo more in state tax than Springfield
vs 4.7% in Springfield
$5,648/mo
$1,045 less than Springfield
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$395k
47% more expensive than Springfield
vs $268k in Springfield
679k
vs 491k in Springfield
03 · the life
field notes, weather & such.
153
pleasant days a year, in poughkeepsie.
Springfield edges ahead with 170 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 42 days under 20°, vs 20 in Springfield.
But the calendar thins out: Springfield stays 1.6× busier.
67/100
34% higher than Springfield
vs 50/100 in Springfield
Closest outdoor draw: Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park, 15 mi.
84/100
6% lower than Springfield
vs 89/100 in Springfield
5
44% fewer than Springfield
vs 9 nonstops in Springfield
04 · see also
neighbors of poughkeepsie on the map of tradeoffs:
compare poughkeepsie with: