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Poughkeepsie, NY vs Murphysboro, IL

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Highlights
- Murphysboro has 3.0% less rainy days than Poughkeepsie.
- Murphysboro has 28.5% more Sunny Days than Poughkeepsie.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Murphysboro scores 5.8% better than Poughkeepsie
 Poughkeepsie, NYMurphysboro, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4638
 Snowfall42  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock97106
 Sunny165  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8986
 Avg. Jan. Low15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index3.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4202443
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 Murphysboro    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

We moved to Murphysboro, IL from unincorporated Hinsdale, Timberlake area and love it down here. I grew up in Burr Ridge my entire life. Murphysboro has so many outdoors  More

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I have worked here for two years as a school teacher. However, I do live in another community. I have come to appreciate and admire the strong community spirit and  More

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I've lived in this town for my whole life and there are some ups and downs for this town, like where some people lives are really hostile and stuff but other places in  More

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