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Austin, TX vs Albany, NY

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Highlights
- Albany spends 31.5% more per student than Austin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.0% lower in Albany than in Austin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Albany had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Austin

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 Austin, TXAlbany, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,780$26,020$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,538$20,333$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,081$13,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.5312.6416.23
 Students per Librarian8057774573
 Students per Counselor391248530
 Grade School Educ.5.3%4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%6.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.6%89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%16.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.4%9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.1%44.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.9%14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%3.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.6%3.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

This Year

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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Reviews for Albany    56 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I live relatively close to Albany, and I gotta say, its a great city. I think it has a lot of good places for food, good living spaces, nice jobs and offices, and I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived just outside of Albany in Clifton Park and its always been decent for me. The town is nice and theres a lot to do. The prices are a little expensive including  More

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Over 4 years ago

Good place to retire. Walkable. Young people. Buses. Sidewalks. Feel safe here in Whitehall neighborhood. Plenty to do. Taxes in ny are high,but you get what you pay  More

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ZIPS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total
ZIPS IN ALBANY, NEW YORK
12203 12208 12206 12209 12210 12202 12222 12207

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