Vassar College - Area Immediately Around Campus

Rating	Posted By	Comment
2 - Fair	elbeeen July 14 2009	The street it's located on has cute little restaurants and bistros but the city of Poughkeepsie itself is dirty, ghetto, crowded, loud, not a great college environment. I wouldn't feel safe [View Full Report]
3 - Good	imsolidmatter June 11 2009	Poughkeepsie isn't essentially remarkable, but the area immediately around campus is quaint. It's not the quintessential college town, but it's nice. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	mathmom February 20 2009	The area immediately adjacent to campus seemed pretty nice, though much of Poughkeepsie is a bit seedy and run down. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	Keilexandra July 31 2008	I'm sure it's not as safe as a rural setting, but Vassar is pretty off-the-edge from Poughkeepsie proper. A definite campus bubble feeling, which can be good or bad. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	studiomom July 09 2008	Beautiful area surrounds campus with community garden, places to walk. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	Ricebunny April 02 2008	It was in walking distance to a shopping area [View Full Report]
3 - Good	want2bIvy October 13 2007	Small college town, cafes, few shops, relatively rural. Area didn't seem upper-class, but comfortable. Didn't even see one neighborhood resident...Columbus day had everyone off and at home, [View Full Report]
3 - Good	Hindoo August 24 2007	While Poughkeepsie is nothing to write home about, the area immediately adjacent to Vassar offered what appeared to be some nice, student-friendly dining options. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	LookingFoward April 08 2007	Not that nice of a town, just a small kinda ruralish feel [View Full Report]
3 - Good	LookingFoward April 08 2007	Not that nice of a town, just a small kinda ruralish feel [View Full Report]
2 - Fair	littleathiest March 21 2007	Poughkeepsie seemed like an okay place to be; it was a basic middle class city. There were a few local restaurants and stores directly around the campus along with a couple of nicer restaurants. [View Full Report]
2 - Fair	smile06 August 05 2006	Poughkeepsie isn't amazing but I spotted some decent places to eat right in front of campus. [View Full Report]