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Boise City, ID vs Buffalo, NY

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Highlights
- Buffalo spends 152.3% more per student than Boise City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.0% lower in Buffalo than in Boise City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Buffalo had 9.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boise City
 Boise City, IDBuffalo, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,413$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,035  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,129$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8684573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Boise City    131 Reviews

The people that made Boise the really appealing small-town America kind of place it was 30-40 years ago are gone. I moved here about 30 years ago. I'm not immediately  More

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My wife and I moved here in 2018 with pans to eventually buy a house and start a family. We bought a house at the end of 2019, if we hadn't there's no way we could  More

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Boise is often characterized as a right-leaning city, as Sperling mistakenly did in their synopsis of Boise. But, the truth is the city its not just blue; it is deep,  More

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Reviews for Buffalo    94 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Clean, fun, safe and unique. Great place to raise a family. Affordable housing, strong job market. Great schools and neighborhoods.  More

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Over 3 years ago

Buffalo was okay in 2016. Since then, crime is up, there are more methadone clinics than pediatricians, and so many of the small businesses that made this place charming  More

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Over 3 years ago

This city is just plain beautiful. Sure, it might not be New York or Albany. But it's Buffalo. Place is a God-send. You want to see the Falls and the Bills? Come here.  More

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