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Austin, TX vs Walden, NY

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Highlights
- Walden spends 41.2% more per student than Austin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.3% lower in Walden than in Austin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Walden had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Austin
 Austin, TXWalden, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$27,939$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,538  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,307$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7734573
 Students per Counselor391  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

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 Walden    1 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Walden for 12 years. I moved up from NYC. It’s the last affordable place to buy an old Victorian near NYC. The location is awesome 25 minutes to great  More

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