01 · the cities
New Haven
New Haven invented apizza (that's a-PEETS, the local New Haven Italian style), and Frank Pepe's claims the white clam pie as their original. Yale anchors the city with its Gothic spires and museums (the Yale University Art Gallery is free and exceptional). The Long Island Sound is right there, and the city's a 90-minute train ride to Grand Central. Pizza-pilgrimage worthy on its own.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,089/mo
$2,198/mo
$109/mo more than New Haven (5%)
Median home price
Median home price
$424k
$395k
$29k less than New Haven
State income tax
State income tax
5.5%
5.9%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$5,786/mo
$5,648/mo
New Haven has $138/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
155 days
153 days
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
1 days
1 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
40 days
42 days
days below 20°F per year
New Haven and Poughkeepsie have remarkably similar weather profiles overall.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
67 / 100
67 / 100
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
1 routes
5 routes
4 more direct routes than New Haven
Metro size
Metro size
568k metro
679k metro
New Haven has 1.8x more events per month than Poughkeepsie.
the verdict
3
New Haven
categories won
2
Poughkeepsie
categories won
New Haven wins on money. Poughkeepsie has the edge on lifestyle.
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