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Bay City, MI vs Auburn, WA

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Highlights
- Auburn spends 83.6% more per student than Bay City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.0% higher in Auburn than in Bay City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Auburn had 1.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bay City
 Bay City, MIAuburn, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,065  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor559  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Bay City    7 Reviews

Bay City offers low prices for homes due to lower population (Current lower demand). Years ago, the population was more than 3x as big due to big lumber industry, etc.  More

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But everything else is going to  More

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There are many pros to Bay City, it is incredibly cheap to live in and most everything is very affordable. The problem is that the economy is terrible and there aren't  More

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Reviews for Auburn    9 Reviews

We lived in a big house on the West Hill of Auburn and then moved to a small rambler amid the big houses on the East Hill of Auburn. So we've lived within the city of  More

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Hello, I have lived in Auburn WA for about 8 years or so, Auburn is a great place to live, full of awesome people and awesome everyday life if you enjoy a 9-5 job and  More

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Over 11 years ago

Auburn is a very ugly, and dirty city, rain and clouds 9 months of the year. Has become really ghetto and would not recommend anyone coming here. Houses are expensive  More

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