$100k salary, packing up from Tampa

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Poughkeepsie, NY cityscape

next stop after tampa

Poughkeepsie

ny · metro 679k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$689

the monthly cost of moving past Tampa

Poughkeepsie runs a little pricier than Tampa. The case has to be about something other than rent.
landable, recorded on the poughkeepsie entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,198/mo

10% more expensive than Tampa(vs $1,996/mo)

02state income tax

5.85%

$488/mo more in state tax than Tampa

vs 0% in Tampa

03after rent

$5,648/mo

$689 less than Tampa

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

04a house here

$395k

6% more expensive than Tampa

vs $374k in Tampa

05metro size

679k

vs 3.3M in Tampa

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

153

pleasant days a year, in poughkeepsie.

Tampa edges ahead with 243 pleasant days. Winter asks for something in return: 42 days under 20° here, 0 in Tampa.

Lighter on events: Tampa packs 4.8× more into a month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

67/100

8% higher than Tampa

vs 62/100 in Tampa

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

·walk score®

84/100

9% lower than Tampa

vs 92/100 in Tampa

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

5

93% fewer than Tampa

vs 68 nonstops in Tampa

04 · see also

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