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Poughkeepsie, NY vs Monroe, CT

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- People living in Monroe are 10.3% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Poughkeepsie
 Poughkeepsie, NYMonroe, CTUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock64.0%49.4%
 Baptist0.9%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock2.5%0.6%
 Catholic37.8%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.5%2.1%
 Lutheran1.1%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.2%1.9%
 Methodist2.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock3.1%1.7%
 Other Christian2.7%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock2.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.1%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.6%0.9%
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 Monroe    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Monroe is an old Fairfield County village, considered the "boonies" as late as 1978, that has grown into a medium size town. The influx of transients- mostly corporate  More

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Over 16 years ago

Monroe is lacking the usual New England charm that many surrounding towns have. While parts of the Town are pretty, there are many run down shacks and unpleasant  More

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Over 16 years ago

Half the town's government is made up of school teaches, so naturally, 90% of the budget goes to them. Property taxes are typically $8000.00, and then you add personal  More

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