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Arlington, TX vs Boston, MA

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Highlights
- Boston spends 115.5% more per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.4% lower in Boston than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boston had 3.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington

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 Arlington, TXBoston, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,644$29,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,823$23,918$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,972$13,967$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.6911.2516.23
 Students per Librarian8897174573
 Students per Counselor365567530
 Grade School Educ.7.0%6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%5.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.4%88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%12.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.8%4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.7%52.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%5.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%3.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Arlington    34 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Great proximity to both Dallas and Ft Worth. Good selection of restaurants. Nice neighborhoods with beautiful oaks and rolling hills. Close to 6 Flags, Dallas Cowboys  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived in Arlington since 1976. It is now nothing but apartment complexes for as far as you can see and they are mostly section 8. Crime is out of control. We are  More

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Over 7 years ago

If you have a good car you can travel to the cities bordering Arlington (within 15 miles) and pay their non-citizen fees and use their very nice senior facilities.   More

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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ZIPS IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS
76010, 76017, 76002, 76014, 76013, 76001, 76018, 76016, 76012, 76006, 12 total
ZIPS IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
02124, 02128, 02135, 02130, 02127, 02125, 02136, 02131, 02115, 02126, 30 total

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