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Albany, NY vs Tallahassee, FL

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Highlights
- Tallahassee spends 57.0% less per student than Albany.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.5% higher in Tallahassee than in Albany. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tallahassee had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Albany

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 Albany, NYTallahassee, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$26,020$11,178$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,333$9,439$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$13,104$5,370$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.6417.1316.23
 Students per Librarian7779184573
 Students per Counselor248527530
 Grade School Educ.4.5%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%4.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.3%93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%18.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.0%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.1%49.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.9%13.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%4.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.1%3.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Albany    56 Reviews

Over 2 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 4 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 4 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 Tallahassee    74 Reviews

My husband and I have been here for 5 years - we are not from Florida. Tallahassee is a very livable city. It is FULL of natural beauty and trees - you are surrounded by  More

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Over 4 years ago

Tallahassee is backwards. The housing is abundant yet way overpriced. The utility bills are insane with many extra fees-much higher than average. Lots of drunk students  More

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I lived in Tallahassee from 1999 to 2002 as a college student at FSU. I was not a fan of the town back then, but now I absolutely love it. I have been living here (for  More

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ZIPS IN ALBANY, NEW YORK
12203 12208 12206 12209 12210 12202 12222 12207
ZIPS IN TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA
32303, 32304, 32312, 32309, 32301, 32308, 32311, 32305, 32310, 32317, 11 total

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