Forbes: Poughkeepsie is wonderful! :) No, it's miserable :(
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) - Is Poughkeepsie, N.Y., one of the best places to live in the country, or one of the worst?
Forbes magazine can't seem to make up its mind.
Less than a year after naming the small Hudson River Valley city the sixth-best place in the U.S. to raise a family, Forbes now puts it 18th on a list of the country's 20 most-miserable cities.
The Poughkeepsie Journal reports Saturday that city residents are baffled.
Forbes used statistics including home prices, commuting factors and crime levels to create its lists.
The magazine says Poughkeepsie's recent bad ranking is based on bad weather, high property taxes and long commute times.
But in Forbes' fawning April ranking, Poughkeepsie scored points for low cost of living, low crime - and even easy commuting.
Forbes magazine can't seem to make up its mind.
Less than a year after naming the small Hudson River Valley city the sixth-best place in the U.S. to raise a family, Forbes now puts it 18th on a list of the country's 20 most-miserable cities.
The Poughkeepsie Journal reports Saturday that city residents are baffled.
Forbes used statistics including home prices, commuting factors and crime levels to create its lists.
The magazine says Poughkeepsie's recent bad ranking is based on bad weather, high property taxes and long commute times.
But in Forbes' fawning April ranking, Poughkeepsie scored points for low cost of living, low crime - and even easy commuting.
How many people on this forum read Forbes magazine anyway?
@WendyTeagarden Good call Wen, I don't believe Forbes would be a treasure trove for offbeat articles.
@WendyTeagarden  Do they have a centerfold foldout?
@Kushfan @WendyTeagarden Yikes! Cavuto in a thong.....*shudders*
@WendyTeagarden Not looking like that.
I believe we have a new wallpaper for the phone though.
@Kushfan  Sarah Palin wasn't avaiable???????
@beernpizza I was thinking more along the lines of Megyn Kelly.
http://gillreport.com/2010/11/fncs-megyn-kelly-poses-for-gq-magazine/
@WendyTeagarden Not me, I only read the lists when they pop up once in awhile.
Poughkeepsie, that is a fun word, say it with me, Poughkeepsie.
@GladiOla  Poke-keep-sake.
@GladiOla po-kip-see
Huh. I thought it was puff-keep-see.
@WendyTeagarden Wasn't that fun?
@GladiOla absolutely !!!!!