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Anchorage, AK vs Poughkeepsie, NY

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Highlights
- Poughkeepsie has 171.7% more rainy days than Anchorage.
- Poughkeepsie has 31.0% more Sunny Days than Anchorage.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Poughkeepsie scores 25.5% better than Anchorage
 Anchorage, AKPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4738
 Snowfall79  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock125106
 Sunny126  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low9  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index1.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2002443
Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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Reviews for Poughkeepsie    10 Reviews

Over 7 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 12 years ago

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

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Over 13 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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