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Poughkeepsie, NY vs West Lafayette, IN

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- West Lafayette has 19.4% less rainy days than Poughkeepsie.
- West Lafayette has 12.1% more Sunny Days than Poughkeepsie.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, West Lafayette scores 1.4% better than Poughkeepsie
 Poughkeepsie, NYWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3838
 Snowfall42  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock120106
 Sunny165  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index3.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6102443
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 West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 11 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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