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Stamford, CT vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 12.4% more per student than Stamford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.8% higher in Philadelphia than in Stamford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Stamford

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 Stamford, CTPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$22,984$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,833$14,192$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,792$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.7715.0416.23
 Students per Librarian50623804573
 Students per Counselor356408530
 Grade School Educ.6.5%5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%8.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.1%86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%16.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.5%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.3%32.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.4%9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.1%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Stamford    22 Reviews

I've lived here for about 6 months and actually love it! I lived on Long Island, Queens, and Brooklyn here and there for 11 years, and you definitely appreciate how much  More

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I lived here 4 yrs coming from NY fir a better life for my son. I live with suster cant afford something on my own because for a 2 bdrm its over 2300 . Too many luxury  More

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Over 9 years ago

Fairfield county connecticut is the most expensive fully adjusted place to live in the contninental us. and its in  More

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Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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ZIPS IN STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT
06902 06905 06903 06906 06907 06901
ZIPS IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
19120, 19111, 19124, 19143, 19134, 19149, 19104, 19148, 19140, 19145, 48 total

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