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Amherst, NY vs Bridgewater, NJ

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- Bridgewater spends 0.7% more per student than Amherst.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.8% lower in Bridgewater than in Amherst. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bridgewater had 0.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Amherst
 Amherst, NYBridgewater, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,575$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,132  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,279$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor319  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
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Reviews for Amherst    8 Reviews
oleg · Buffalo, NY
Good place to live
Over 4 years ago

Safe and friendly town. You are 20 minutes away from anywhere in  More

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Joseph · East Amherst, NY
Safe
Over 15 years ago

Amherst is a safe suburban area where you can live without having to worry about the crime that may occur in Buffalo and in parts of any city in the United  More

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Bp · New York, NY
Transportation
Over 17 years ago

Really glad I found this site as, I haven't found it easy to find honest data on crime rate in our cities. Thanx for the service, Ada  More

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Reviews for Bridgewater    2 Reviews
celia · Bridgewater, NJ
Love living in Bridgewater , NJ
Over 9 years ago

I have lived here for 11 years,the quality of life is awesome, peaceful, quiet, very safe neighborhoods. Many areas the homes have an acre or more of property, so you  More

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Linda · Bridgewater, NJ
Where do we go from here?
Over 12 years ago

We enjoy very much where we live. Love NJ. However, we are looking to retire and on a more limited income, Nj is a difficult place to live. So, we are also open for  More

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