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Shirley, NY vs Poughkeepsie, NY

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Highlights
- Poughkeepsie has 1.7% less rainy days than Shirley.
- Poughkeepsie has 19.9% less Sunny Days than Shirley.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Poughkeepsie scores 4.2% worse than Shirley
 Shirley, NYPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4738
 Snowfall29  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock125106
 Sunny206  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low23  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2002443
Reviews for Shirley    7 Reviews

Your standard, run-of-the-mill suburb, complete with strip malls and endless suburban sprawl. I suppose it's ideal for well-off retirees, the beach is nice and has  More

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Over 12 years ago

High taxes but nice middle class town,schools are nice  More

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Over 12 years ago

nice schools dont believe what some people say,if you looking to live here you should come and drive around few blocks you will like it, its a nice middle class  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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