01 · the verdict
the verdict
the monthly cost of moving past St. Louis
Poughkeepsie costs noticeably more than St. Louis. You'd be paying for Poughkeepsie itself, not for breathing room around it.
02 · the money
a quick ledger.
$2,198/mo
56% more expensive than St. Louis(vs $1,411/mo)
5.85%
$96/mo more in state tax than St. Louis
vs 4.7% in St. Louis
$5,648/mo
$883 less than St. Louis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$395k
43% more expensive than St. Louis
vs $277k in St. Louis
679k
vs 2.8M in St. Louis
03 · the life
field notes, weather & such.
153
pleasant days a year, in poughkeepsie.
St. Louis actually gets more: 174 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 42 days below 20° here, 22 in St. Louis.
Lighter on events: St. Louis packs 8.0× more into a month.
67/100
1% lower than St. Louis
vs 68/100 in St. Louis
Closest outdoor draw: Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park, 15 mi.
84/100
3% lower than St. Louis
vs 87/100 in St. Louis
5
92% fewer than St. Louis
vs 60 nonstops in St. Louis
04 · see also
cities that play in poughkeepsie's register:
compare poughkeepsie with: