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Boston, MA vs Galax, VA

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Highlights
- Galax spends 58.4% less per student than Boston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.4% higher in Galax than in Boston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Galax had 10.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boston
 Boston, MAGalax, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,229$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,820$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6774573
 Students per Counselor567  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 3 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 Galax    5 Reviews

We moved here 8 years ago from Ohio and love it. We find the people very friendly, the climate nice, and the mountains beautiful. It isn't for everyone as there isn't  More

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Over 11 years ago

nice place to live  More

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Over 16 years ago

Bring your own job (and hopefully a few more), make friends, enlarge your cultural horizons and you will find Galax and Grayson County most agreeable. Inexpensive  More

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