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Doylestown, PA vs Columbia, MD

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- Columbia spends 16.6% less per student than Doylestown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% lower in Columbia than in Doylestown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Doylestown
 Doylestown, PAColumbia, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,366  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor327  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.7%1.5%
Reviews for Doylestown    6 Reviews

Doylestown is a lovely suburban town in the Philadelphia region. Real estate is not exactly cheap and taxes are high. A nice thing about the location is it's proximity  More

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What a great place to raise a family. Restaurants, history, art, parks and lakes, great schools and close to all Philly has to offer. We are also 2 hrs. from the Jersey  More

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I had the pleasurable experience of living in Doylestown for a year, several years ago! What drew me to Doylestown was the sheer beauty of the architectur downtown and  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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