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Ann Arbor, MI vs Lake Stevens, WA

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- Lake Stevens spends 10.6% more per student than Ann Arbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.7% higher in Lake Stevens than in Ann Arbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Stevens had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ann Arbor
 Ann Arbor, MILake Stevens, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,718$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,455  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,118$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock15644573
 Students per Counselor503  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Lake Stevens    7 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I lived all over the country and the world for 27 yrs and moved into Lake Stevens 12 yrs ago. Absolutely a great place to live! Our 3 girls have done well in the  More

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My family and I lived in Lake Stevens for 7 years (2000 to 2007). It is a nice bedroom community that has good schools (get involved parents), low crime, and an ok lake  More

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10 years ago Lake Stevens was a nice little quiet town. Small town politics created their own megajobs, money, power and infighting. 2007 had a mayoral coups d'etats  More

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