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Bethesda, MD vs Owings Mills, MD

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- Owings Mills spends 14.2% less per student than Bethesda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.1% higher in Owings Mills than in Bethesda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Owings Mills had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDOwings Mills, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,935$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,409$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6334573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree17.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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Reviews for Owings Mills    6 Reviews

I have lived in Owings Mills for 22 years. I have experienced NO crime, with the exception of a stolen children's bicycle once. I live in a pleasant neighborhood with  More

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Over 15 years ago

I lived in the Owings Mills community for 30 years (2010-1980) and this area is infested with gangs,drugs,shootings,and section 8 housing. Ever since they built the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Because of the rapid growth in and near owings mills. This city has seen a trnaformation in the cost of  More

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