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Poughkeepsie, NY vs Beacon, NY

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- The median age of a home in Poughkeepsie is 4.3% older than the median age of a home in Beacon.
 Poughkeepsie, NYBeacon, NYUnited States
 Median Home Age70  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$426,700$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months13.2%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock58.0%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.68.9%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$18.5$11.0
 Homes Owned34.3%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock11.1%11.2%
 Homes Rented58.2%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Poughkeepsie, NYBeacon, NYUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,180$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,100  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,350$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,540  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,210$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,180  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Poughkeepsie, NYBeacon, NYUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock3.4%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.7%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.3%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock2.6%3.6%
 Vacant Other4.1%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Poughkeepsie, NYBeacon, NYUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.8%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.7%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9991.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99913.0%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock2.1%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99932.3%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock32.6%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9994.2%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock10.2%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.5%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.3%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Poughkeepsie, NYBeacon, NYUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock6.5%13.6%
 2000 to 20092.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock6.0%13.6%
 1980 to 19896.3%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock6.1%14.8%
 1960 to 19693.8%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock12.4%10.0%
 1940 to 19498.7%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock39.7%12.2%
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Reviews for Poughkeepsie    10 Reviews
Jessica · Fontana, CA
Mixed Feelings
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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Lisa · Wappingers Falls, NY
Housing
Over 12 years ago

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

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Sheri · Poughkeepsie, NY
cost of living
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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Reviews for Beacon    13 Reviews
Carlin · Beacon, NY
Beacon is the Best
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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Kirsten · New York, NY
Tasteless and disorganized
Over 6 years ago

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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anna · Rutherford, NJ
Bought a condo
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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