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Columbia, MD vs Naples, FL

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Highlights
- Naples spends 23.7% less per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.2% higher in Naples than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Naples had 2.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, MDNaples, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,670$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,615  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,184$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8984573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.4%1.5%
Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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Reviews for Naples    71 Reviews

When I moved to Naples a few years ago an average one bedroom apartment cost 1000 a month to rent. Now the average one bedroom apartment is over $2200 and rising  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is a beautiful town. Super clean, green, and people are happy. Cost of living is relative to where you are coming from. Also, depends on the area of Naples. The  More

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Warm weather, nice beaches, some good restaurants, and botanical gardens to check out. Unfortunately, the hospitals are terrible, there is not much to do, and too many  More

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