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Cookeville, TN vs Cumberland, MD

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- Cumberland spends 66.3% more per student than Cookeville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.4% lower in Cumberland than in Cookeville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cumberland had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cookeville
 Cookeville, TNCumberland, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,661$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,869  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,912$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7074573
 Students per Counselor444  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Cookeville    12 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I lived in Cookeville for around 7 years non consecutively. Don’t expect to go on a walk here. Sidewalks are fairly abundant but they are not well maintained and there  More

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My wife and I both moved here to work for state government. Other people are right, the pay is awful, hovering around $28k for people with masters and doctorates. Rental  More

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Been here for 4-5 years now, crime is on the rise and pay is stagnant, don't look for much over 28k a year in gross income here. Lots of areas are getting metro  More

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Reviews for Cumberland    4 Reviews

The cost of living here is too high. It has one of the highest gas prices in the state. Cost of Food is much higher. Rents are much higher then in Hampton Roads area of  More

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Over 17 years ago

Don't move here because the governor and state legislature raise all types of taxes including Business taxes. Also the other reason to discourage people to move here is  More

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For a more accurate view of Cumberland, search zipcode 21502--Cumberland is scattered over several hills and creek beds, and the zip more accurately reflects the whole  More

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