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Poughkeepsie, NY vs Morgantown, WV

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Morgantown has been positive.
- Morgantown has 4.1% more unemployment than Poughkeepsie.
- Morgantown job growth has increased by 8.4% in the past 10 years.

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 Poughkeepsie, NYMorgantown, WVUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.5%4.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth26.6%37.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.9%-3.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.2%-0.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.0%3.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-5.0%8.4%6.3%

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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 Morgantown    16 Reviews

Morgantown is a vibrant classic American college town with a laid-back vibe. While the city and surrounding area are relatively small at about $150,000 people, residents  More

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Morgantown is a college town with many wonderful qualities, but for a retiree or someone on a fixed income, it is getting very expensive and crowded. The housing market  More

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Over 12 years ago

its a good small university town, however the cost of living varies especially rents on whether you live near to the campus or far away from wvu. there are only couple  More

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ZIPS IN POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK
12601
ZIPS IN MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA
26505 26501

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