01 · the cities
Miami
Miami is Spanish before it's English, salsa before it's small talk, and a cortadito before it's a coffee. South Beach Art Deco glows pink at night, Wynwood is a city-sized mural, and the Cuban sandwiches in Little Havana could end fights. Summer is bath-warm ocean and ceiling fans turned up high, and October feels like everywhere else's perfect August. Bring linen.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,665/mo
$2,198/mo
$467/mo less than Miami (21%)
Median home price
Median home price
$565k
$395k
$170k less than Miami
State income tax
State income tax
0%
5.9%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$5,668/mo
$5,648/mo
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
272 days
153 days
119 fewer than Miami
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
1 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
42 days
days below 20°F per year
Poughkeepsie drops below 20°F on 42 more days per year than Miami.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
77 / 100
67 / 100
10.0 pts behind Miami
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
167 routes
5 routes
162 fewer direct routes than Miami
Metro size
Metro size
6.2M metro
679k metro
Miami has 98.6x more events per month than Poughkeepsie.
the verdict
6
Miami
categories won
2
Poughkeepsie
categories won
Miami leads on weather and lifestyle and wins overall.
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