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Poughkeepsie, NY vs Wilkes-Barre, PA

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- Wilkes-Barre has 11.7% less rainy days than Poughkeepsie.
- Wilkes-Barre has 7.3% more Sunny Days than Poughkeepsie.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Wilkes-Barre scores 0.0% worse than Poughkeepsie
 Poughkeepsie, NYWilkes-Barre, PAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4238
 Snowfall42  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock128106
 Sunny165  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index3.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5482443
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 Wilkes-Barre    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I had the privilege of being born and raised here in Wilkes-Barre. Unfortunately, the town has deteriorated tremendously. I shall list pros vs.  More

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Over 18 years ago

Wilkes-Barre was a wonderful place to go to college. With two schools near each other (King's College and Wilkes College) the atmosphere was exciting. The city of itself  More

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