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Kinston, NC vs Poughkeepsie, NY

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Highlights
- Poughkeepsie has 5.6% less rainy days than Kinston.
- Poughkeepsie has 24.0% less Sunny Days than Kinston.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Poughkeepsie scores 8.0% worse than Kinston
 Kinston, NCPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4738
 Snowfall2  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock125106
 Sunny217  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low33  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index4.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2002443
Reviews for Kinston    4 Reviews

I moved to Kinston, NC for retirement. Purchased a house from the auction held by the court. As a person of color, I was unable to obtain an attorney, while I was sued  More

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I'm moving my business and family with 2 young children to Kinston in March from Chapel Hill/Durham. Kinston is really nice with a great new restaurants, close proximity  More

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Over 13 years ago

hello! I recently visted parts of North Carolina and was amazed! I loved the people and the helpful tips from townies. I saw some amazing houses, in Kinston.   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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