The Resume

(1687- )
Born in New York
County seat for Dutchess County, New York
Located in the mid-Hudson Valley
Incorporated as a town in 1799 and as a city in 1854
Current population: 32,736 (as of 2010 census)

Why Poughkeepsie, New York might be annoying:

It has a lot of one-way streets.
G. Gordon Liddy was an assistant district attorney there.
Its name is difficult to pronounce.
It is the setting for the horror film 'The Poughkeepsie Tapes.'
The Police performed there for an audience of three people.

Why Poughkeepsie, New York might not be annoying:

Vassar College and Marist College are both located there.
In 2012, Forbes rated it one of the best cities to raise a family.
Film director Ed Wood, of 'Plan 9 from Outer Space' fame, was born there.
Billy Name, a Warhol superstar, lives there and helped preserve the Poughkeepsie Bridge.
It was the second capital of New York State.

Credit: truffle

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Best 5 Mid-Size US Cities for Families with Children [2009] (Ranked: 3)
• Cities
• Cities in New York
• Cities in United States
• Forbes' Best Places To Do Business [2006] (Ranked: 19)
• Profiles 33751-34000 (Ranked: 33861)
• Self Magazine's Healthiest US Cities for Women [2008] (Ranked: 29)
• The Truffle's Profiles [Series 3]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying