01 · the cities
Hartford
Hartford is the insurance capital of America (Aetna, Travelers, the works), with the steeple of the Travelers building visible from miles away. Mark Twain wrote Huckleberry Finn in his weird and wonderful Hartford house, now a museum. The Connecticut River curves past downtown, and the surrounding small towns are New England postcard material. Quieter than its neighbors, with serious history.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$1,931/mo
$2,198/mo
$267/mo more than Hartford (12%)
Median home price
Median home price
$411k
$395k
$16k less than Hartford
State income tax
State income tax
5.5%
5.9%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$5,944/mo
$5,648/mo
Hartford has $296/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
148 days
153 days
5 more than Hartford
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
1 days
1 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
47 days
42 days
days below 20°F per year
Hartford drops below 20°F on 5 more days per year than Poughkeepsie.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
67 / 100
67 / 100
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
26 routes
5 routes
21 fewer direct routes than Hartford
Metro size
Metro size
1.2M metro
679k metro
Hartford has 2.9x more events per month than Poughkeepsie.
the verdict
4
Hartford
categories won
3
Poughkeepsie
categories won
Hartford wins on money and lifestyle. Poughkeepsie has the edge on weather.
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