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 Poughkeepsie, NYBeacon, NYUnited States
 Rainfall4747.438.1
 Snowfall41.536.527.8
 Precipitation Days124.5119.6106.2
 Sunny165167205
 Avg. July High84.384.385.8
 Avg. Jan. Low14.71821.7
 Comfort Index (higher=better)6.97.17
 UV Index3.63.64.3
 Elevation ft.2001352443

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Reviews for Poughkeepsie    10 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I have mixed feelings about Poughkeepsie because there are equally as many things I love about that town as there are things I hate about it so I'm just going to write a  More

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Over 11 years ago

Prices are high here. housing is easily 25-30percent of our monthly  More

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Over 12 years ago

It'd be great if jobs were available. This city is OK but COL is so much higher in NY than where I was raised in South Maybe I should head  More

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Reviews for Beacon    13 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Forget the negative reviews of Beacon. Those are old and the city has changed so much. Beacon is quaint, friendly, and growing so much. There's so much to see and do  More

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Great shopping they said, cute town, great art, lots of culture, amazing antique stores, fashionable and chic, a home away from home for Brooklyn and NYC denizens.  More

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Over 7 years ago

So this town had a lot of potential and I decided to visit ultimately buying a condo. It was a town in transition 7 yrs ago.....now it is growing into a hipster arts  More

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ZIPS IN POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK
12601
ZIPS IN BEACON, NEW YORK
12508

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