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Poughkeepsie, NY vs Houston, TX

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- Houston has 12.8% more rainy days than Poughkeepsie.
- Houston has 23.6% more Sunny Days than Poughkeepsie.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Houston scores 4.3% worse than Poughkeepsie
 Poughkeepsie, NYHouston, TXUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall42  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock90106
 Sunny165  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9386
 Avg. Jan. Low15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.67
 UV Index3.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
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 Houston    371 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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