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Boston, MA vs Alameda, CA

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Highlights
- Alameda spends 39.5% less per student than Boston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 92.1% higher in Alameda than in Boston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alameda had 4.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Boston
 Boston, MAAlameda, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor567  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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Reviews for Alameda    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Having been born here & 70 now I have watched firsthand, a small, quiet town ruined by excessive building, overcrowding and far too many restaurants for a city this  More

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Enjoy the immense benefit to having a close-knit community with main-street USA feel less than 10 miles from the resources of several urban and education  More

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Alameda, CA is a unique town here in the Bay Area. Perhaps because it is an island, or perhaps because for many decades it was a U.S. Army base, the city has never  More

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