Poughkeepsie, New York SperlingViews

Pok has good little suburbs but the city itself is pretty desolate. There are bars and restaurants scattered around the town but there's no centralized area where you can walk around or socialize. It has all the big box stores you could ever want but not a lot or charm.

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You better have a 2 income family. - 12/17/2007

I was born here and moved back. Now I'm looking to get out. The cost of living here is rediculous. I live by myself on a middle income budget. My apt costs 725. My propane/electric bill is 50 every[read more...]

Great place to raise a family - 12/12/2007

I have lived in the Poughkeepsie area for my entire life. It was a great place to grow up, but now in adulthood, it is proving very difficult to make it here on my own. As many people migrate to[read more...]

Changing of the seasons - 4/20/2007

We have the 4 season here in[read more...]