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Berkeley, CA vs Albany, NY

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Highlights
- Albany spends 46.3% more per student than Berkeley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.5% lower in Albany than in Berkeley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Albany had 7.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Berkeley

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 Berkeley, CAAlbany, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,788$26,020$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323$20,333$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,104$13,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.6112.6416.23
 Students per Librarian95557774573
 Students per Counselor603248530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%6.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.3%89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.7%16.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.1%9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.4%44.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.23.2%14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.2%3.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree9.8%3.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 11 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 13 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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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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ZIPS IN BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA
94704 94703 94702 94705 94707 94709 94708 94710 94720
ZIPS IN ALBANY, NEW YORK
12203 12208 12206 12209 12210 12202 12222 12207

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