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Albany, NY vs Holyoke, MA

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Highlights
- Holyoke spends 17.7% less per student than Albany.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.9% lower in Holyoke than in Albany. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Holyoke had 12.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Albany
 Albany, NYHolyoke, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,412$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,333  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,506$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5224573
 Students per Counselor248  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Albany    56 Reviews

Over 4 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 6 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 6 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 Holyoke    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

best place to live in if you dont live  More

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Maeve · 

Crime is unavoidable. The sound of gun shots ring throughout the night. Trash strewn streets that are not cleaned more than once per year. Some people think that they  More

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Over 17 years ago

Holyoke is bad only in downtown and in the public projects. As every city or town, there are good and bad areas with gangs and no gangs. And even then, we've had have  More

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