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Austin, TX vs Harlingen, TX

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Highlights
- Harlingen spends 35.3% less per student than Austin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% lower in Harlingen than in Austin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Harlingen had 14.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Austin

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 Austin, TXHarlingen, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,780$12,799$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,538$11,459$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,081$6,639$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.5314.4216.23
 Students per Librarian8055194573
 Students per Counselor391278530
 Grade School Educ.5.3%11.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%11.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.6%77.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%20.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.4%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.1%20.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.9%4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%1.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.6%0.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

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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 Harlingen    6 Reviews

Harlingen is a city that offers retirees the most bang for the buck! It is near enough to McAllen and Brownsville and all they offer. You get a wide variety of shopping  More

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This area of the state of Texas is bland to most people from the East and northeast. However the community has everything you need at a price you can afford. Dining out  More

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Over 7 years ago

Here is what you will not get in Harlingen: easy access to great museums and Michelin starred restaurants. However, there are things that counter it. 1) It is  More

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ZIPS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total
ZIPS IN HARLINGEN, TEXAS
78550 78552

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