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Ann Arbor, MI vs Auburn, AL

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Highlights
- Auburn spends 23.0% less per student than Ann Arbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.9% higher in Auburn than in Ann Arbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Auburn had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ann Arbor
 Ann Arbor, MIAuburn, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,328$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,455  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,981$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4014573
 Students per Counselor503  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.4%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 Auburn    16 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Unless you’re a college student or under 30, dont move here cause there is nothing to do. I grew up here and the university used to bring in great concerts but these  More

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Went to Auburn University for 4 years and stayed living here for an additional year. First thing: if you aren’t in classes, dont care for college football, or don’t  More

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Over 15 years ago

Auburn is a very nice place to live and raise a family. Compared to New York where i'm from, living in Auburn is much cheaper. This is a college town so there isn't any  More

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