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Poughkeepsie, NY vs Rochester, NY

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- People living in Rochester are 7.2% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Poughkeepsie
 Poughkeepsie, NYRochester, NYUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock46.5%49.4%
 Baptist0.9%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Catholic37.8%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.6%2.1%
 Lutheran1.1%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.6%1.9%
 Methodist2.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.0%1.7%
 Other Christian2.7%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock1.4%0.7%
 Eastern0.1%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock1.2%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 Rochester    79 Reviews

Stay out of the rougher patches, and you'll find a pretty solid city. I live within close proximity to it, and the crime from it DOES rub off on us (auto theft), but  More

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Rochester isn't perfect (I'll detail pros and cons), but it's certainly perfect for me and my husband. We've lived here for 4 years and are getting ready to purchase our  More

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Rochester is a scenic city with so much to offer in terms of things to do and having 4 seasons, except the summer is more like a long spring!! It's a relatively unknown  More

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