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Ann Arbor, MI vs Ashburn, VA

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Highlights
- Ashburn spends 11.5% more per student than Ann Arbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.7% lower in Ashburn than in Ann Arbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ashburn had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ann Arbor
 Ann Arbor, MIAshburn, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,858$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,455  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6494573
 Students per Counselor503  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Ann Arbor    49 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Highly educated city. traffic and parking is bad. university culture is nice, not sure about elsewhere. no good pizza! if you're looking for food, I recommend "a taste  More

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Uh, compared to my other favorite college towns this one lacks flavor. Safer and kinda pretty, but not the greenest place, it's fine. Good restaurants, music, art,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Ann Arbor bus service (AATA) is quite good. The Detroit Metro Airport is only a 20 min. drive away and is also quite good. The traffic in Ann Arbor is usually mild  More

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Reviews for Ashburn    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

We’ve lived here for 10 months and it’s not awesome. The housing costs are insane and the yards are postage stamps with apartments and townhomes lining every road and  More

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Over 10 years ago

Ashburn is part of the growing population of Northern Virginia. A planned community, largely built in the 1990's, Ashburn was one of the first developments in eastern  More

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Over 10 years ago

Weather is great, has all four seasons, minor snow fall and mild  More

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