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Boston, MA vs Ann Arbor, MI

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Highlights
- Ann Arbor spends 45.5% less per student than Boston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.8% higher in Ann Arbor than in Boston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ann Arbor had 10.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Boston
 Boston, MAAnn Arbor, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,020$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6474573
 Students per Counselor567  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock26.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.6%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 Ann Arbor    49 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Highly educated city. traffic and parking is bad. university culture is nice, not sure about elsewhere. no good pizza! if you're looking for food, I recommend "a taste  More

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Uh, compared to my other favorite college towns this one lacks flavor. Safer and kinda pretty, but not the greenest place, it's fine. Good restaurants, music, art,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Ann Arbor bus service (AATA) is quite good. The Detroit Metro Airport is only a 20 min. drive away and is also quite good. The traffic in Ann Arbor is usually mild  More

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