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Bethesda, MD vs Sammamish, WA

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- Sammamish spends 1.7% more per student than Bethesda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.0% higher in Sammamish than in Bethesda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sammamish had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDSammamish, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree17.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%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 Sammamish    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Seattle has beautiful greenery and gorgeous mountain views. It is quite dark and gloomy for much of the late fall into spring...or July 5th as locals know quite well. I  More

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Housing seems to be very overpriced, however after all things considered, it is well worth it. (Family of  More

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Sammamish is honestly a wonderful place to live. It's perfect for a family who wants a comfortable entertaining suburban life. The schools are pretty great, as I can say  More

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