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Burlington, VT vs Holyoke, MA

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- Holyoke spends 5.1% less per student than Burlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.4% lower in Holyoke than in Burlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Holyoke had 15.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Burlington
 Burlington, VTHolyoke, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,412$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,332  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,506$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5224573
 Students per Counselor230  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.57.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 9 years ago

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

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Reviews for Holyoke    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

best place to live in if you dont live  More

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Maeve · 

Crime is unavoidable. The sound of gun shots ring throughout the night. Trash strewn streets that are not cleaned more than once per year. Some people think that they  More

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Over 17 years ago

Holyoke is bad only in downtown and in the public projects. As every city or town, there are good and bad areas with gangs and no gangs. And even then, we've had have  More

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