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Poughkeepsie, NY vs Washington, DC

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- The average commute for residents of Washington is 5.6% longer than it is for residents of Poughkeepsie.
- 252.0% more residents of Washington work from home compared to residents of Poughkeepsie.
 Poughkeepsie, NYWashington, DCUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock3027
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 Commute Mode
 Poughkeepsie, NYWashington, DCUnited States
 Auto (alone)64.8%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock4.7%8.6%
 Mass Transit7.7%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock3.7%0.5%
 Walk5.4%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock19.8%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Poughkeepsie, NYWashington, DCUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.9%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock4.1%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.22.0%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock11.6%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.10.1%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock7.7%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.10.9%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock5.5%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.2.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock11.6%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock2.1%2.9%
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 Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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