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Boston, MA vs Anchorage, AK

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Highlights
- Anchorage spends 43.4% less per student than Boston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 55.0% higher in Anchorage than in Boston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Anchorage had 6.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Boston

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 Boston, MAAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student$29,396$16,628$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,918$15,402$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$13,967$8,961$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.2517.4416.23
 Students per Librarian7174994573
 Students per Counselor567413530
 Grade School Educ.6.8%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.2%94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.9%25.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.7%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.1%36.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.7%9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.6%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 1 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 Anchorage    83 Reviews

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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ZIPS IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
02124, 02128, 02135, 02130, 02127, 02125, 02136, 02131, 02115, 02126, 30 total
ZIPS IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
99504, 99507, 99508, 99577, 99502, 99515, 99516, 99501, 99517, 99503, 17 total

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