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Cumberland, MD vs Bethesda, MD

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- Bethesda spends 26.0% more per student than Cumberland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.7% higher in Bethesda than in Cumberland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bethesda had 7.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cumberland
 Cumberland, MDBethesda, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,166  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor301  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock13.1%1.5%
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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Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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