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Albany, NY vs Tampa, FL

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Highlights
- Tampa spends 57.3% less per student than Albany.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.4% higher in Tampa than in Albany. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tampa had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Albany

Education
 Albany, NYTampa, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$26,020$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,333$9,438$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$13,104$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.6417.2416.23
 Students per Librarian77710264573
 Students per Counselor248476530
 Grade School Educ.4.5%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.3%88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%15.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.0%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.1%41.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.9%10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%4.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.1%2.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Albany    56 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I live relatively close to Albany, and I gotta say, its a great city. I think it has a lot of good places for food, good living spaces, nice jobs and offices, and I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived just outside of Albany in Clifton Park and its always been decent for me. The town is nice and theres a lot to do. The prices are a little expensive including  More

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Over 4 years ago

Good place to retire. Walkable. Young people. Buses. Sidewalks. Feel safe here in Whitehall neighborhood. Plenty to do. Taxes in ny are high,but you get what you pay  More

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Reviews for Tampa    162 Reviews

The people in Tampa are fantastic but the city is a total bore. All events are always in South Tampa and never elsewhere, ie, North Tampa. The north end never  More

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Over 2 years ago

I've lived in small towns before and now for the past 25 years in this large metropolis. It's a very nice city. Lots of jobs, shopping restaurants, churches, Busch  More

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This is my favorite city that I have ever lived in. I am reading all of these terrible reviews for Tampa, but then when I read what people are writing, they are actually  More

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