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Burlington, VT vs Hamden, CT

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Highlights
- Hamden spends 2.5% more per student than Burlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% higher in Hamden than in Burlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hamden had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Burlington

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 Burlington, VTHamden, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student$22,565$23,138$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,332$20,223$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,451$12,407$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.5812.6816.23
 Students per Librarian2965404573
 Students per Counselor230365530
 Grade School Educ.2.3%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.1%94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.4%15.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.1%6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.57.0%46.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.6%16.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%4.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.6%3.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Burlington    32 Reviews

The good: beautiful, safe, walkable downtown, outdoors nearby. The bad: the woke nonsense is overwhelming, winters are long and brutal, dating scene is beyond  More

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Having lived in the Burlington VT area for more than a decade, I wish I would have done my research before relocating. Yes, VT has some great draws- but the cons far out  More

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Over 7 years ago

If your a hippie you'll love Burlington! The grass is green all year round.  More

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Reviews for Hamden    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Crime is very low in my town the Police Officers live in the town so they care more about their  More

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Over 11 years ago

I have worked at seven different elementary schools, not including my student teaching experiences, and Wintergreen by far surpasses them on every level. We are  More

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Over 12 years ago

Sounds like this is a great city . Change and Diversity are both good and are what makes America what it is today. Prior to having committed to relocating, perhaps you  More

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