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Poughkeepsie, NY vs Oak Ridge, TN

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Highlights
- Oak Ridge has 12.1% more rainy days than Poughkeepsie.
- Oak Ridge has 26.1% more Sunny Days than Poughkeepsie.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Oak Ridge scores 5.8% better than Poughkeepsie
 Poughkeepsie, NYOak Ridge, TNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall42  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock125106
 Sunny165  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8986
 Avg. Jan. Low15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index3.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8502443
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 Oak Ridge    8 Reviews

Overall it's on the positive side. It's pretty boring but it can feel like a real home at times. It could stand to be a hair closer to Western Knoxville.. Melton lake  More

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Over 6 years ago

Oak Ridge is located in beautiful East TN, has excellent public schools, is very safe for families, and is only 15-30 min away from Knoxville.  More

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Marginal, at best. Lack of social and business skills to perform anything but menial tasks. No clue about customer service, business etiquette or basic business  More

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