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Scranton, PA vs Poughkeepsie, NY

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- People living in Poughkeepsie are 8.8% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Scranton
 Scranton, PAPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock53.8%49.4%
 Baptist1.1%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Catholic46.2%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.3%2.1%
 Lutheran1.0%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.3%1.9%
 Methodist5.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.0%1.7%
 Other Christian2.3%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.8%0.7%
 Eastern0.9%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock2.4%0.9%
Reviews for Scranton    20 Reviews

I retired and moved here in 2008 because it was a cheap place to live and my house cost only $70,000 in '08. I found through time that the city is low in crime, has a  More

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LOVE LIVING IN NORTH SCRANTON PA....MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 12 YEARS AND HAVE MET SO MANY NICE PEOPLE. BEING FROM NY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN WE MOVED  More

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I HAVE LIVED IN NORTH SCRANTON FOR 10YRS, I REALLY ENJOY LIFE HERE. THERE IS SO MUCH TO OFFER, SUPER LOW COST OF LIVING, HOUSING IS CHEAP TO BUY FOR A NICE HOME. WE HAVE  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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