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This review is for the Town of Poughkeepsie(which surrounds the small City of Poughkeepsie 5sqmi.) not to be confused! There is a HUGE difference. The town is 31sq miles with 15 different neighborhoods/hamlets. The town has a different zip code, 3 different school districts( Spackenkill, Arlington, Wappingers: which are the top in all of Dutchess County besides Red Hook) and does not include the city schools, separate town court, town police, higher taxes, no sidewalks, farms, open land, all the shopping & restaurants for entire Dutchess are in the Town of Poughkeepsie on Rte. 9. Parks galore! Each hamlet has its own park. Low crime, low poverty, low minorities. Excellent colleges (Vassar, Marist, DCC). Arlington area borders Lagrange and Pleasant Valley. Red Oaks Mill area borders LaGrange and Wappingers. New Hamburg borders the Hudson River and Village of Wappingers Falls). Convenient to Taconic, 84, and Orange/Ulster Counties. Great town to raise a family in a suburb that (when necessary) is easily accessible to the county's major hub; which is City of Poughkeepsie(Courts, DMV, Office buildings, Civic Center, Nightlife, Train, Riverfront, etc.) Although they share the same name, you will practically never need to go into the City of Poughkeepsie unless you are called for jury duty, have to attend other courts, work there, or going to see a show.