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Cary, NC vs Traverse City, MI

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Highlights
- Traverse City spends 8.1% more per student than Cary.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.3% higher in Traverse City than in Cary. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Traverse City had 0.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cary
 Cary, NCTraverse City, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,554$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,361$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock31564573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.69.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%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 Traverse City    28 Reviews

Beautiful, clean, surrounded by some of the most beautiful and unpolluted nature in the nation, interesting residents from all over the world, an open-minded liberal  More

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Teri · 

Sorry I moved here homes overpriced, local people are rude. Too many rambo type personalities, pickup trucks and illiteracy Fun for about a week. Restaurants are  More

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Left in '78. Should have left sooner. If you are a snob and think you're better than any one else then maybe you can get a job teaching here. Hated it as a kid and come  More

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