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Rochester, NY vs Poughkeepsie, NY

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Poughkeepsie is 5.3% longer than it is for residents of Rochester.
- 31.1% fewer residents of Poughkeepsie work from home compared to residents of Rochester.
 Rochester, NYPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
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 Commute Mode
 Rochester, NYPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Auto (alone)66.5%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock12.3%8.6%
 Mass Transit6.6%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.7%0.5%
 Walk5.2%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock5.6%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Rochester, NYPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.3.0%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock16.9%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.21.1%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock13.3%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.16.5%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock5.4%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.8.3%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock2.0%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock4.3%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.2.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock3.8%2.9%
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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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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