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Palm Bay, FL vs Melbourne, FL

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Highlights
- Melbourne spends 0.0% less per student than Palm Bay.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Melbourne than in Palm Bay. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Melbourne had 3.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Palm Bay

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 Palm Bay, FLMelbourne, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,715$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,148$9,148$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,574$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.3516.3516.23
 Students per Librarian8388384573
 Students per Counselor397397530
 Grade School Educ.3.5%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%5.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.2%92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%22.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.9%11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.3%31.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.2%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.3%1.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Palm Bay    27 Reviews

I moved to Palm Bay in 2020 and the cost of living has skyrocketed! A two bedroom apartment was around $900/month in 2020. Now it's $1600 and up. Mostly up. A three  More

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My family of 4 have lived here in NW Palm Bay for over 10 years. My wife and my son from another marriage lived here for over 7 before that. I myself have lived here for  More

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I lived in Palm Bay for 12 years. It's a very unfriendly and crowded place to live. It's well into the 90's from late April till right around the 10th of November. The  More

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Reviews for Melbourne    29 Reviews

Was looking for change from Orlando area- crime and hecticness- and went to an opposite extreme Let me start by saying that I am moving soon. I am moving back to the  More

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Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

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I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   More

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ZIPS IN PALM BAY, FLORIDA
32907 32909 32905 32908
ZIPS IN MELBOURNE, FLORIDA
32935 32901 32934 32903

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