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Burlington, VT vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Palo Alto spends 18.5% less per student than Burlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 71.6% higher in Palo Alto than in Burlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 4.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Burlington
 Burlington, VTPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,332  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor230  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.57.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%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 Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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