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Chevy Chase, MD vs Waltham, MA

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- Waltham spends 19.4% more per student than Chevy Chase.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.0% lower in Waltham than in Chevy Chase. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waltham had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chevy Chase
 Chevy Chase, MDWaltham, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.1.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.93.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree32.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%1.5%
Reviews for Chevy Chase    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Overall an nice place to live if you don't mind bad traffic. Though Chevy Chase is a close-in suburb, traffic can make traveling short distances by car very taxing.   More

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Over 17 years ago

Chevy Chase is great because it offers neighborhoods and parks and is only about 5 miles from the center of DC. While it looks like a quiet place, the pace of life is  More

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Over 18 years ago

CC MD -- great schools, neighborhoods, highly community active -- the state and county does a great job on services. But the identity is to Wash, DC. This is a place  More

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Reviews for Waltham    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

My husband and I moved from west of Worcester to Waltham a few months ago and are really enjoying life here. We're situated in an apartment close to Moody Street and  More

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Waltham is home to two well respected colleges/universities: Bentley and Brandeis. That, however, is not all. For within half an hour or so, by commuter train or car,  More

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