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Chelsea, MI vs Cary, NC

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- Cary spends 27.5% less per student than Chelsea.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.4% lower in Cary than in Chelsea. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cary had 0.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chelsea
 Chelsea, MICary, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,455  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor503  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%1.5%
Reviews for Chelsea    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I lived in Chelsea in the 1990s and occasionally return out of family obligation. It's marginally more affordable than neighboring Ann Arbor, thus its status as a  More

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Over 17 years ago

Beautiful small town with the best public library. Very convenient to interstate for travel and the excitement and interests of a college town nearby (Ann  More

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Over 18 years ago

Chelsea, Michigan has small town character with plenty of culture and recreation, too. With numerous art galleries, the famous Purple Rose Theatre by actor Jeff Daniels,  More

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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 9 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 9 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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