SperlingViews - Poughkeepsie, New_york
45.79% of people are white, 37.82% are black, 1.98% are asian, 0.42% are native american, and 14.00% claim 'Other'. 16.90% of the people in Poughkeepsie, NY, claim hispanic ethnicity (meaning 83.10% are non-hispanic).
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Hard to find housing - 8/23/2010
Whether its a first time buyer or otherwise (I'm a first time homebuyer) its hard to find homes in this dutchess county. Besides the average costs being high, the jobs in the area don't support this costs. Plus if you do find a house around $150,000. you can't get much in good condition. Then the condos and town houses want a fortune for their small places also. Its very hard for middle and lower class families to live here and i beleive that is why the crime rate is so high.[read more...] |
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Poughkeepsie not bad - 1/15/2010
Poughkeepsie is nice because it's not far from New York City and has a train connection there for fast access, but it is also suburb living. Itis becoming increasingly more expensive to live here though.
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No central gathering point - 2/9/2009
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.[read more...] |
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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 month(I'm hardly ever home).If you want to just rent a room around here it is still 5 or 6 hundred dollars. They are nuts!!!
The upside is the area is booming with many retail stores and there is alot to do. There is public transportation, but the 3 times I've called a cab and waited over a 1/2 hour I cancled.
When it snows the main roads are clear, but the side roads are neglected. If you get and apt in the city you had better get guaranteed off street parking. I have seen peoples' cars get hit by drunks on the weekend and good luck fighting everyone else for a space. Plus then you have to wonder where you parked your car every day. AND my neighborhood isn't the worst.
Main st and north of main st is the hood. That gets so so around hooker st and montgomery st and clinton/hamilton. Around marist and vassar is ok.[read more...] |
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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 this area from points south (New York City, Westchester County, Long Island) the prices of everything has gone up. When i am ready to purchase a house, it will not be in this area.[read more...] |
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Changing of the seasons - 4/20/2007
We have the 4 season here in Poughkeepsie,NY[read more...] |
