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Cary, NC vs Fresno, CA

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Highlights
- Fresno spends 32.8% more per student than Cary.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.5% higher in Fresno than in Cary. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fresno had 18.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cary

Education
 Cary, NCFresno, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,618$15,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531$13,227$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,316$7,719$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1121.3816.23
 Students per Librarian829126164573
 Students per Counselor300646530
 Grade School Educ.1.4%10.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%10.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.6%79.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%23.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.5%9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.69.5%23.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.23.3%4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.9%0.9%1.5%

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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 7 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 7 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 Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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ZIPS IN CARY, NORTH CAROLINA
27519 27513 27511 27518
ZIPS IN FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
93722, 93727, 93720, 93702, 93726, 93706, 93705, 93711, 93703, 93710, 18 total

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