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Dover, NH vs Columbia, MD

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 10.0% less per student than Dover.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.5% higher in Columbia than in Dover. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dover
 Dover, NHColumbia, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,209  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor226  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.7%1.5%
Reviews for Dover    4 Reviews

I love Dover New Hampshire.I was born in Dover and grew up there.I moved in 2004 to Tennessee.I have been home sick ever since for Dover.I am now searching for a place  More

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Over 17 years ago

The area is well situated for many day trips (Portland, Me, Boston, Ma, Concord NH and the white mountains) Negatives are weather (winters mainly because fall is  More

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Over 19 years ago

Dover, NH, is a terrific place to live. Quite, great seasonal weather, gorgeous autumns, extremely scenic. Short on culture, but 15 minutes to Portsmouth, little over  More

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 5 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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