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Huntsville, AL vs Fort Walton Beach, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Walton Beach spends 11.6% less per student than Huntsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.6% lower in Fort Walton Beach than in Huntsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Walton Beach had 0.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Huntsville

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 Huntsville, ALFort Walton Beach, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,176$9,875$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,752$9,180$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,898$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.7317.3116.23
 Students per Librarian56416174573
 Students per Counselor470409530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%4.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.1%91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%24.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.8%27.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.7%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%1.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.5%0.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Huntsville    53 Reviews

Low cost of living, and all the amenities you need within a short distance. However, the city really hasn't gone through gentrification. There isn't a "nice" part of  More

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Over 3 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Over 3 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Reviews for Fort Walton Beach    10 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Ive lived in Fort Walton for atleast 15yrs.Ive seen the good days(early to late 200's)and now the bad.If you move here,youd better make atleast $10,000 a month.These  More

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I would like to know if Fort Walton Beach is a better place to live rather than busy Clearwater FL. We want to re-locate to a quieter city with all the amenities of a  More

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FWB is great for its beautiful beaches and saltwater fishing. It's also easy to move around town except during rush hour (yes, we have a rush hour - but it literally  More

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ZIPS IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
35810, 35811, 35803, 35801, 35802, 35805, 35806, 35763, 35757, 35816, 13 total
ZIPS IN FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA
32548 32544

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