01 · the verdict
the verdict
more each month than Tulsa ran you
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
63% more expensive than Tulsa(vs $1,350/mo)
5.85%
$92/mo more in state tax than Tulsa
vs 4.75% in Tulsa
$5,648/mo
$940 less than Tulsa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$395k
56% more expensive than Tulsa
vs $253k in Tulsa
679k
vs 1.0M in Tulsa
03 · the life
field notes, weather & such.
153
pleasant days a year, in poughkeepsie.
Tulsa gets 163 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 42 days drop below 20° vs Tulsa's 12.
But the calendar thins out: Tulsa stays 3.8× busier.
67/100
37% higher than Tulsa
vs 49/100 in Tulsa
Closest outdoor draw: Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park, 15 mi.
84/100
9% higher than Tulsa
vs 77/100 in Tulsa
5
72% fewer than Tulsa
vs 18 nonstops in Tulsa
04 · see also
same energy as poughkeepsie, different zip code:
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