Is Lexington Park cheaper than Poughkeepsie?

Lexington Park is cheaper: its overall cost of living runs about 9% below Poughkeepsie's (BEA Regional Price Parities).

Which has higher household income, Lexington Park or Poughkeepsie?

Lexington Park has the higher median household income — $122,406 versus $95,125 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 29% more.

Does a paycheck go further in Lexington Park or Poughkeepsie?

A paycheck stretches further in Lexington Park. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $121,483 there versus $86,934 in Poughkeepsie.

Which has cheaper rent, Lexington Park or Poughkeepsie?

Poughkeepsie has cheaper rent — a median of $1,688/mo versus $1,733/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).

Lexington Park vs Poughkeepsie

Metro-area medians — Lexington Park, MD Metro Area vs Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Metro Area — not the cities proper.

Lexington Park comes out ahead, winning 5 of the 6 clearly-decided measures.

Lexington Park is both cheaper to live in (about 9% less) and higher-earning (about 29% more) than Poughkeepsie. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Lexington Park.

Their widest everyday difference: Lexington Park has the tighter job market — 2.9% unemployment versus 4.9%.

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Annual salary (gross)

Household size

Lexington Park, MD

$57,932

take-home / yr · 23% to tax

$57,495

real value after local prices

Poughkeepsie, NY

$57,794

take-home / yr · 23% to tax

$52,817

real value after local prices

On $75,000 for just you, Lexington Park leaves you about $4,678/yr better off after tax and local prices.

Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.

Measure

Lexington Park

Poughkeepsie

Livability (CityLedger)

78/100

52/100

Cost of living (price level, US = 100)

100.8

109.4

Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)

$121,483

$86,934

Median household income

$122,406

$95,125

Median rent

$1,733/mo

$1,688/mo

Median home value

$451,000

$434,900

Unemployment

2.9%

4.9%

Bachelor's degree or higher

37.7%

37.1%

Average commute

34.6 min

33.9 min

Air quality (median AQI)

—

Avg temperature

58°F

51°F

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+ Unemployment

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Lexington Park vs Poughkeepsie — frequently asked

Is Lexington Park cheaper than Poughkeepsie?: Lexington Park is cheaper: its overall cost of living runs about 9% below Poughkeepsie's (BEA Regional Price Parities).
Which has higher household income, Lexington Park or Poughkeepsie?: Lexington Park has the higher median household income — $122,406 versus $95,125 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 29% more.
Does a paycheck go further in Lexington Park or Poughkeepsie?: A paycheck stretches further in Lexington Park. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $121,483 there versus $86,934 in Poughkeepsie.
Which has cheaper rent, Lexington Park or Poughkeepsie?: Poughkeepsie has cheaper rent — a median of $1,688/mo versus $1,733/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).