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Cary, NC vs Anderson, IN

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- Anderson spends 11.8% more per student than Cary.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.2% higher in Anderson than in Cary. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Anderson had 9.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cary
 Cary, NCAnderson, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,987$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,250$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8254573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.69.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Cary    63 Reviews

Cary is up-and-coming “cool.” The downtown is revitalized and growing. The town takes urban planning very seriously. The home prices have definitely spiked in the last  More

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Over 8 years ago

I've lived in NY, CT, MA, and in Miami FL. Now here in Cary NC for the past 10 years. For what I want and need at this phase of my life, I really like it here! All the  More

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Over 8 years ago

As a Real Estate Agent, I consider Cary the most central location in the Triangle, it basically takes you twenty minutes to get to Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough,   More

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Reviews for Anderson    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Seems to check all the boxes for retirement. Housing appears to be affordable and is close to a large city  More

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This city has had it's problems, as many of the Whiners & Moaners making comments here have written. So What! There are probably a thousand cities in the USA today with  More

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Over 14 years ago

Anderson lost thousands of jobs from the auto industry which resulted in many vacant houses. Combine that with the housing bubble popping and the result is very  More

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