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Bryson City, NC vs Cary, NC

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- Cary spends 17.3% less per student than Bryson City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.1% higher in Cary than in Bryson City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cary had 14.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bryson City
 Bryson City, NCCary, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,857  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor425  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%1.5%
Reviews for Bryson City    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Bryson Citys landscape is beautiful. Lush green with streams and a few waterfalls thrown in. Temperature is mild with summers in the upper 80s and low 90s but humidity  More

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Over 18 years ago

My wife and I started taking vacations to Bryson City a few years ago. We now make a couple stops per year there and have met some interesting folks. There are many  More

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Reviews for Cary    63 Reviews

Cary is up-and-coming “cool.” The downtown is revitalized and growing. The town takes urban planning very seriously. The home prices have definitely spiked in the last  More

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Over 9 years ago

I've lived in NY, CT, MA, and in Miami FL. Now here in Cary NC for the past 10 years. For what I want and need at this phase of my life, I really like it here! All the  More

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Over 9 years ago

As a Real Estate Agent, I consider Cary the most central location in the Triangle, it basically takes you twenty minutes to get to Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough,   More

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