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Bristol, VA vs Albany, NY

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Highlights
- Albany spends 96.1% more per student than Bristol.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.8% higher in Albany than in Bristol. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Albany had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bristol
 Bristol, VAAlbany, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,020$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,171  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7774573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%1.5%
Reviews for Bristol    7 Reviews

Eat and live on the TN side, shop on the VA side.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here my whole life and the crime/drug rate keeps going up. This area is starting to go downhill. Not to mention the property taxes are  More

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Lived here my whole life basically and this place is going downhill. It’s a drug area. Mostly people on meth and pills. I feel like the crime rate just keeps going up.  More

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Reviews for Albany    56 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I live relatively close to Albany, and I gotta say, its a great city. I think it has a lot of good places for food, good living spaces, nice jobs and offices, and I  More

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Over 5 years ago

I’ve lived just outside of Albany in Clifton Park and its always been decent for me. The town is nice and theres a lot to do. The prices are a little expensive including  More

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Over 5 years ago

Good place to retire. Walkable. Young people. Buses. Sidewalks. Feel safe here in Whitehall neighborhood. Plenty to do. Taxes in ny are high,but you get what you pay  More

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