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Bellingham, WA vs Lebanon, NH

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Highlights
- Lebanon spends 43.7% more per student than Bellingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.7% lower in Lebanon than in Bellingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lebanon had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bellingham
 Bellingham, WALebanon, NHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,738$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,140  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,883$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2534573
 Students per Counselor373  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.4%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 Lebanon    3 Reviews

If you want an honest opinion, please keep reading. In total, our family has lived on and off in this area 10 years, first on one side of the river, then on the other.  More

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Life is just too difficult here for the regular person, particularly if you come from any other state. I have no idea why they claim the unemployment rate is so low when  More

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The Lebanon/Hanover, New Hampshire community is often rated among the best places to live in the country. Population, however, remains a scant 20,000 or so. We enjoy  More

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