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Albany, NY vs Puyallup, WA

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Highlights
- Puyallup spends 29.4% less per student than Albany.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 47.8% higher in Puyallup than in Albany. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Puyallup had 4.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Albany
 Albany, NYPuyallup, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,333  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor248  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Puyallup    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved here from FL a year and a half ago and I love Puyallup. The only other review was from someone who clearly wishes they were still in Colorado. It also seems they  More

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I just moved here from Colorado due to my job and it's definitely not what I had hoped for. It doesn't seem like a completely horrible place to live like Tacoma or other  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived in the south Puget Sound area all my life and wouldn't live any where else. I've been to other states but this is it! Love being so close to the mountains, ocean  More

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