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Poughkeepsie, NY vs Shelton, CT

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Highlights
- Shelton has 8.9% more rainy days than Poughkeepsie.
- Shelton has 6.7% more Sunny Days than Poughkeepsie.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Shelton scores 1.4% better than Poughkeepsie
 Poughkeepsie, NYShelton, CTUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5138
 Snowfall42  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock114106
 Sunny165  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8386
 Avg. Jan. Low15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index3.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock432443
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 Shelton    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Shelton ct for 14 years and the taxes are low and is not  More

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I love Shelton it's the best place to live. Good schools, low crime, low taxes for CT, great volunteer firefighters and EMT's.  More

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Over 13 years ago

I see a lot of people complain about Shelton.OK,it's their right.Is it perfect? Of course not.But I've seen a lot of people leave and come back in a year or two.What is  More

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