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Beacon, NY vs Poughkeepsie, NY

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Poughkeepsie is 15.1% shorter than it is for residents of Beacon.
- 53.3% fewer residents of Poughkeepsie work from home compared to residents of Beacon.
 Beacon, NYPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
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 Commute Mode
 Beacon, NYPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Auto (alone)65.4%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock12.3%8.6%
 Mass Transit12.7%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.7%0.5%
 Walk3.7%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock5.6%9.7%
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 Beacon, NYPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.6.2%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock16.9%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.8.2%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock13.3%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.11.2%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock5.4%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.12.1%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock2.0%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.6.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock4.3%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock3.8%2.9%
Reviews for Beacon    13 Reviews

Over 3 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 8 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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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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