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Poughkeepsie, NY vs New Bedford, MA

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 Poughkeepsie, NYNew Bedford, MAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock50.638.1
 Snowfall41.5  Unlock27.8
 Precipitation Days124.5127.1106.2
 Sunny165  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock81.985.8
 Avg. Jan. Low14.7  Unlock21.7
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index3.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation ft.200982443
Reviews for Poughkeepsie    10 Reviews

Over 8 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 13 years ago

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

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Over 14 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 New Bedford    5 Reviews

Grew up here, returned here to assist family after lining/working South of Boston, San Diego, then North of Boston respectively. Outside of the quaint/Historic Downtown  More

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Over 14 years ago

Cold  More

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Over 16 years ago

While unemployment is always a problem here, this city is no worse than any other old Northeastern city. Yes, we do have crime and bad areas, just as any other city  More

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