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Chicago, IL vs Bremerton, WA

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Highlights
- Bremerton spends 19.3% less per student than Chicago.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.6% higher in Bremerton than in Chicago. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bremerton had 9.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chicago
 Chicago, ILBremerton, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,675$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8354573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Chicago    270 Reviews

I've lived in Chicago city and later moved to suburbs when family size increased. Absolutely love this city. This is the cleanest and most beautiful among the major  More

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Chicago is probably the best value in a major city that you can find and my personal favorite city. It will become increasingly important as climate change makes the  More

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I've live on north side and south side, UIC medical center. Don't move here go to the north side. No good amenities, if you get bored with one there is no other choices.  More

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Reviews for Bremerton    21 Reviews

I moved here a couple months ago, and I can't wait to leave. There's so much trash everywhere, and random needles on the sidewalks. It's also really spread out, and hard  More

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I would like to compare the cost of living index between Bremerton, WA and Los Gatos,  More

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Over 11 years ago

Bremerton, WA Apartment cost of Renting is to high here to live! why does it have to be so high for a small town. Its not Seattle or New York give me a break. Landlords  More

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