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Annandale, VA vs Bethesda, MD

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Highlights
- Bethesda spends 12.3% more per student than Annandale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% higher in Bethesda than in Annandale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bethesda had 15.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Annandale

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 Annandale, VABethesda, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,573$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085$16,697$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$10,083$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.5213.6316.23
 Students per Librarian6714904573
 Students per Counselor273292530
 Grade School Educ.8.9%1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%0.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.0%98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%5.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.7%1.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.8%87.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.0%28.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%17.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.9%13.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Annandale    5 Reviews

I've lived here for 3 years. This is by far one of my favorite cities in VA. There are plenty of food options within a 5 mile radius, ranging from Korean to All-American  More

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Over 16 years ago

We've lived in the Western part of Annandale for years now. Anyone considering a move here should understand a basic reality. It is that Annandale is not one place but  More

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Over 16 years ago

We've lived in Annandale for almost 20 years. It is a Washington DC suburb in northern Virginia. Overall, it is a nice place to live, although the cost of living  More

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Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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ZIPS IN ANNANDALE, VIRGINIA
22003
ZIPS IN BETHESDA, MARYLAND
20817 20814 20816

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