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New York, NY vs Albany, NY

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Highlights
- Albany spends 38.0% more per student than New York.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.9% lower in Albany than in New York. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Albany had 7.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to New York

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 New York, NYAlbany, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,855$26,020$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,855$20,333$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,968$13,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.7512.6416.23
 Students per Librarian1003467774573
 Students per Counselor2598248530
 Grade School Educ.8.9%4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%6.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.83.2%89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%16.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.5%9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%44.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.8%14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%3.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%3.1%1.5%

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Reviews for New York    331 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 3 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  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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