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Buffalo, NY vs Alameda, CA

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Highlights
- Alameda spends 24.0% less per student than Buffalo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 89.4% higher in Alameda than in Buffalo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alameda had 7.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Buffalo
 Buffalo, NYAlameda, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,132  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor319  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for Buffalo    94 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Clean, fun, safe and unique. Great place to raise a family. Affordable housing, strong job market. Great schools and neighborhoods.  More

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Over 3 years ago

Buffalo was okay in 2016. Since then, crime is up, there are more methadone clinics than pediatricians, and so many of the small businesses that made this place charming  More

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Over 3 years ago

This city is just plain beautiful. Sure, it might not be New York or Albany. But it's Buffalo. Place is a God-send. You want to see the Falls and the Bills? Come here.  More

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Reviews for Alameda    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Having been born here & 70 now I have watched firsthand, a small, quiet town ruined by excessive building, overcrowding and far too many restaurants for a city this  More

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Enjoy the immense benefit to having a close-knit community with main-street USA feel less than 10 miles from the resources of several urban and education  More

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Alameda, CA is a unique town here in the Bay Area. Perhaps because it is an island, or perhaps because for many decades it was a U.S. Army base, the city has never  More

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