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Boston, MA vs Hackensack, NJ

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Highlights
- Hackensack spends 15.3% less per student than Boston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.7% higher in Hackensack than in Boston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hackensack had 2.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boston

Education
 Boston, MAHackensack, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student$29,396$24,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,918$20,950$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$13,967$12,557$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.2512.4516.23
 Students per Librarian7179314573
 Students per Counselor567304530
 Grade School Educ.6.8%8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%5.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.2%85.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.9%15.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.7%6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.1%40.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.7%10.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%2.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.6%1.2%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 Hackensack    3 Reviews

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Over 16 years ago

Hackensack has a big city feel but on a smaller scale-there are restaurants, shops to fit every lifestyle and taste. There are some negatives too. High property taxes-  More

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Over 18 years ago

Although becoming a more metro area, I do feel safe even during the late  More

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