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Poughkeepsie is a small city of 31,958 people in Dutchess County, New York. It's about 17 miles from Kingston, NY and 64 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 55 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $284k and rent runs about $1k a month.
31,958people
$284kTypical home
$1,400/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
55"Snow
231Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 31,958
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,211 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Hartford, CT
- 17 mi to Kingston, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $284k (≈$1,789/mo)
- Median rent $1,400/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 55" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (161 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,755 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 27% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to SWF airport
- 63 mi to LGA (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 33% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 213 ft
- 27 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 49 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 727 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 170 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 50 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dutchess County: D+5 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk