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Rochester, NY vs Huntsville, AL

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Highlights
- Huntsville spends 58.8% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 59.0% higher in Huntsville than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Huntsville had 10.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester

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 Rochester, NYHuntsville, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$27,131$11,176$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,397$9,752$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$13,281$5,898$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.7818.7316.23
 Students per Librarian6655644573
 Students per Counselor265470530
 Grade School Educ.5.6%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%6.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.82.5%91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%20.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.9%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%44.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.7%13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%2.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Rochester    79 Reviews

Stay out of the rougher patches, and you'll find a pretty solid city. I live within close proximity to it, and the crime from it DOES rub off on us (auto theft), but  More

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Rochester isn't perfect (I'll detail pros and cons), but it's certainly perfect for me and my husband. We've lived here for 4 years and are getting ready to purchase our  More

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Rochester is a scenic city with so much to offer in terms of things to do and having 4 seasons, except the summer is more like a long spring!! It's a relatively unknown  More

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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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ZIPS IN ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
14609, 14621, 14620, 14611, 14607, 14615, 14619, 14610, 14613, 14605, 14 total
ZIPS IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
35810, 35811, 35803, 35801, 35802, 35805, 35806, 35763, 35757, 35816, 13 total

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