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Austin, TX vs Durham, NC

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Highlights
- Durham spends 41.3% less per student than Austin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% higher in Durham than in Austin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Durham had 0.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Austin

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 Austin, TXDurham, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,780$11,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,538$10,906$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,081$6,938$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.5315.1316.23
 Students per Librarian8058084573
 Students per Counselor391268530
 Grade School Educ.5.3%4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%4.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.6%90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%14.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.4%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.1%52.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.9%15.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%4.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.6%5.0%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 Durham    43 Reviews

I was raised in this city, left for work in the 2010s, and returned in 2018. This city has changed a lot over the years for the better. Growing up there was not a ton to  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in durham for a few years and my experience is coming from someone who has traveled all over the world and has lived in many different states. First things  More

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Over 3 years ago

I live here for my entire life and it has never gotten boring, I love the scenery, nightlife and basically everything here. There is always something new to do and  More

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ZIPS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total
ZIPS IN DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
27713 27707 27703 27705 27704 27701 27712 27503 27709

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