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Arlington, VA vs Flower Mound, TX

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Highlights
- Flower Mound spends 31.7% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.0% lower in Flower Mound than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Flower Mound had 2.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington
 Arlington, VAFlower Mound, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,080$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,293  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,983$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10184573
 Students per Counselor248  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Arlington    36 Reviews

Lived here 17 years, amazing  More

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Resident for 20 years. There is nothing hidden about Arlington. It is an affluent inner suburb of DC with a highly educated, mostly professional, population. The  More

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We've lived in Arlington for the past 7 years, and have enjoyed it but would prefer a less expensive, more open area. We live in a townhouse in Rosslyn, close to the  More

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Reviews for Flower Mound    18 Reviews

We moved to Flower Mound on a relocation from out of state for my job over 20 years ago. At that time Flower Mound was a very rural, green, peaceful, spot. It has easy  More

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Over 8 years ago

Pulled over by police here like 25 times for driving a car they dont like, if i drive my jeep they dont pull me over , if i drive my beat up car im harrased, racist  More

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Over 12 years ago

Flower Mound is a great place to live for raising a family and for retiring. It has a great mix of young and old, working professionals and retirees. Our community has  More

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