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Boston, MA vs Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- Tucson spends 63.4% less per student than Boston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.1% higher in Tucson than in Boston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tucson had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boston

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 Boston, MATucson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$29,396$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,918$8,897$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$13,967$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.2516.6616.23
 Students per Librarian71714474573
 Students per Counselor567519530
 Grade School Educ.6.8%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%8.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.2%86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.9%25.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.7%8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.1%28.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.7%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.6%1.8%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 Tucson    286 Reviews

I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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Almost eight years and this place still hasn't grown on me. Or my spouse. The summers are oppressive, and the winters (thanks, climate change!) are now wet even though  More

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ZIPS IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
02124, 02128, 02135, 02130, 02127, 02125, 02136, 02131, 02115, 02126, 30 total
ZIPS IN TUCSON, ARIZONA
85710, 85706, 85705, 85719, 85713, 85756, 85711, 85730, 85745, 85712, 21 total

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