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Cary, IL vs Bethesda, MD

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Highlights
- Bethesda spends 4.5% more per student than Cary.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% lower in Bethesda than in Cary. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bethesda had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cary

Education
 Cary, ILBethesda, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,892$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,554$16,697$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,697$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7413.6316.23
 Students per Librarian9134904573
 Students per Counselor578292530
 Grade School Educ.1.4%1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%0.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.1%98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%5.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.4%1.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.7%87.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.7%28.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%17.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.4%13.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Cary    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

nice town, very safe but high taxes.  More

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Over 13 years ago

The Fox River is a nice place to cruise around on the boat and visit all the area bars but after seeing one bar you've seen them all. There is very little artistic  More

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Over 15 years ago

High property taxes is one of the biggest deterrents to wanting to 'retire' almost anywhere in Illinois. Once on a fixed income this would be a huge drain on finite  More

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Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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