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Buffalo, NY vs Papillion, NE

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Highlights
- Papillion spends 36.9% less per student than Buffalo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.2% higher in Papillion than in Buffalo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Papillion had 13.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Buffalo
 Buffalo, NYPapillion, NEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,776$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,132  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,030$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3914573
 Students per Counselor319  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Papillion    6 Reviews

Papillion is a small suburb of Omaha and has low crime, reasonable schools, small town feel (unless you go north into the craziness of Omaha) and is growing by leaps and  More

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I have lived in Papillion Nebraska for twenty years. I live in an older part of town that is annexed and cannot speak to what goes on in the SIDs. I am going to try to  More

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I don't like to be negative. I've lived here for 4 years. At the risk of sounding dramatic (because this city really is), it's possibly the worst place in the great  More

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