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Austin, TX vs Ann Arbor, MI

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Highlights
- Ann Arbor spends 19.0% less per student than Austin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.4% higher in Ann Arbor than in Austin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ann Arbor had 7.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Austin

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 Austin, TXAnn Arbor, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,780$16,020$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,538$13,455$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,081$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.5315.1716.23
 Students per Librarian8056474573
 Students per Counselor391503530
 Grade School Educ.5.3%0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%1.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.6%97.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%8.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.4%4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.1%77.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.9%26.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%8.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.6%11.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

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Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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Reviews for Ann Arbor    49 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Highly educated city. traffic and parking is bad. university culture is nice, not sure about elsewhere. no good pizza! if you're looking for food, I recommend "a taste  More

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Uh, compared to my other favorite college towns this one lacks flavor. Safer and kinda pretty, but not the greenest place, it's fine. Good restaurants, music, art,  More

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Over 9 years ago

Ann Arbor bus service (AATA) is quite good. The Detroit Metro Airport is only a 20 min. drive away and is also quite good. The traffic in Ann Arbor is usually mild  More

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ZIPS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total
ZIPS IN ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN
48103 48104 48105 48109

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