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Bay City, MI vs Pigeon Forge, TN

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- Pigeon Forge spends 12.8% more per student than Bay City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.5% lower in Pigeon Forge than in Bay City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pigeon Forge had 16.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bay City
 Bay City, MIPigeon Forge, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,328$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,065  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,468$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3124573
 Students per Counselor559  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Pigeon Forge    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Howdy to all in TN we are planning on moving to the Pigeon Forge area in the next year or so. We are looking for a 3 bd house, but was wondering what the cost of living  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have lived in Pigeon Forge, Tn. for 11 years. This is a great place to live. The beautiful Smoky Mountains National Park is just 5 miles away and Pigeon Forge is  More

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