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Albany, NY vs Flint, MI

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Highlights
- Flint spends 53.0% less per student than Albany.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.1% higher in Flint than in Albany. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Flint had 5.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Albany
 Albany, NYFlint, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,333  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,261$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10104573
 Students per Counselor248  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Albany    56 Reviews

Over 3 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 5 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 5 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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Reviews for Flint    27 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Denzel Washington says if you don't listen to the news, you are uninformed, if you listen to the news you are misinformed. There is a lot of bad press about Flint, and  More

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Why anyone would want to live in Flint is a mystery to me. I suspect the main reason for the below average cost of living is the water problem. Because of this housing  More

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Flint has a lot of pros and cons The pros; The University of Michigan has it's medical campus, law, economic, science and historical campus here. Ann arbor has the  More

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