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Poughkeepsie, NY vs Christmas, FL

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Is it cheaper to live in Christmas or is it cheaper to live in Poughkeepsie?
- Christmas is 10.4% less expensive than Poughkeepsie.

Which city has more affordable housing, Christmas or Poughkeepsie?
- Christmas housing costs are 34.0% more expensive than Poughkeepsie housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Poughkeepsie or is Health Care more affordable in Christmas.
- Health related expenses are 18.3% less in Christmas.
 Poughkeepsie, NYChristmas, FLUnited States
 Overall  Unlock106.0100
 Food & Groceries103.6  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock103.4100
 Housing83.6  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$435,900$338,100
 Utilities121  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock111.9100
 Miscellaneous153.5  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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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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Reviews for Christmas    2 Reviews

Christmas, Florida is a very small town east of Orlando, Florida. The summers tend to be hot, damp, and humid. The wooded areas are a haven for mosquitos in the rainy  More

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Over 18 years ago

We are retiring to florida and are looking for nice places to live and schools are a priority as we have a 13 yr old. I love that there's a town called Christmas. We  More

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