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Burlington, VT vs Ann Arbor, MI

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- Ann Arbor spends 29.0% less per student than Burlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.6% higher in Ann Arbor than in Burlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ann Arbor had 5.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Burlington
 Burlington, VTAnn Arbor, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,020$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,332  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6474573
 Students per Counselor230  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.57.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock26.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.6%1.5%
Reviews for Burlington    32 Reviews

The good: beautiful, safe, walkable downtown, outdoors nearby. The bad: the woke nonsense is overwhelming, winters are long and brutal, dating scene is beyond  More

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Having lived in the Burlington VT area for more than a decade, I wish I would have done my research before relocating. Yes, VT has some great draws- but the cons far out  More

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Over 8 years ago

If your a hippie you'll love Burlington! The grass is green all year round.  More

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Reviews for Ann Arbor    49 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Highly educated city. traffic and parking is bad. university culture is nice, not sure about elsewhere. no good pizza! if you're looking for food, I recommend "a taste  More

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Uh, compared to my other favorite college towns this one lacks flavor. Safer and kinda pretty, but not the greenest place, it's fine. Good restaurants, music, art,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Ann Arbor bus service (AATA) is quite good. The Detroit Metro Airport is only a 20 min. drive away and is also quite good. The traffic in Ann Arbor is usually mild  More

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