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Ann Arbor, MI vs Salem, MA

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Highlights
- Salem spends 26.2% more per student than Ann Arbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.6% lower in Salem than in Ann Arbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salem had 5.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ann Arbor
 Ann Arbor, MISalem, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,221$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,455  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,919$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5304573
 Students per Counselor503  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%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 Salem    4 Reviews

I've been in Salem, Massachusetts for a year now because it brought me up here for my husband's job. Salem may be a great place to visit during Halloween but other  More

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Over 12 years ago

My husband and I move to Salem, MA from Long Island NY five years ago and we love it! We kept on visiting for Halloween and we just decided to move here for the hell of  More

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Over 18 years ago

We are family friendly, albeit strange. We celebrate Halloween for a month. Check out the Haunted Happenings  More

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