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Burlington, VT vs Hanover, MA

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Highlights
- Hanover spends 16.0% less per student than Burlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% higher in Hanover than in Burlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hanover had 4.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Burlington
 Burlington, VTHanover, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,961$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,332  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,526$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5294573
 Students per Counselor230  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.57.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%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 Hanover    2 Reviews

Nice suburb with good size lots and mostly very nice homes. Few drawbacks....not enough street lights and not enough sidewalks on the streets! Also the lower half of  More

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Great town, great schools but couple of drawbacks. They don't have enough street lights and sidewalks on their streets. Also, the lower half of Route 53 is dumpy!!   More

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