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Bellingham, WA vs Bay City, MI

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- Bay City spends 36.5% less per student than Bellingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.6% lower in Bay City than in Bellingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bay City had 7.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bellingham
 Bellingham, WABay City, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,933$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,140  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,278$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7764573
 Students per Counselor373  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Bellingham    58 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've lived in so many cities in 5 west coast states and have come to a conclusion that Bellingham is the greatest city to live, work, play and raise a family. After  More

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Over 4 years ago

From what I’ve seen and heard, the very liberal political/ethical beliefs of Bellingham residents, as well as the grey rainy weather, are the main things a few people  More

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If you’re like many Americans and caught up in right vs left you won’t like the far left here in Bellingham wa. If you put politics away and you enjoy skiing,  More

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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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