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Anacortes, WA vs Bethesda, MD

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- Bethesda spends 9.2% more per student than Anacortes.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.6% lower in Bethesda than in Anacortes. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bethesda had 3.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Anacortes
 Anacortes, WABethesda, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,430  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor348  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock13.1%1.5%
Reviews for Anacortes    5 Reviews

Living here feels like you're on an a vacation and with so many other wonderful towns and destinations nearby too there’s always somewhere to go if you want to take a  More

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Over 16 years ago

My husband and I are thinking about relocating to Anacortes. Can you update the current real estate conditions and possibly comment on the access to jobs, health-care  More

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Over 17 years ago

Your population information for Anacortes is incorrect. Population is slightly under 16,000. Build out of the city's space is approximately 20,000 which is not  More

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Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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