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Edinburg, TX vs Downey, CA

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- Downey spends 45.4% more per student than Edinburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.7% higher in Downey than in Edinburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Downey had 2.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Edinburg
 Edinburg, TXDowney, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,138  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor359  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
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Reviews for Edinburg    5 Reviews
rando · McAllen, TX
Don't move here, just don't
Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for the majority of my life and the only good thing about this place is the low cost of living. This is where people come to rot, it's extremely  More

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G.C. · Edinburg, TX
NIGHTMARE TOWN.
Over 7 years ago

I'll try to start this out by saying something nice. Edinburg has a very low cost of living. Also, it is centered around UTRGV, a 4-year university with some of the  More

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Irasema · Edinburg, TX
Edinburg it's a great place to live !
Over 14 years ago

Edinburg it's a great place to live  More

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Reviews for Downey    3 Reviews
Joel · South Gate, CA
Great
Over 11 years ago

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brian · Downey, CA
downey is average
Over 18 years ago

downey has a decent area in the northeast part but mostly average homes and getting busy driving around the  More

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Allen · Downey, CA
Downey,Ca
Over 20 years ago

Its a nice city. Just like the rest of Sounthern California it is overrun with illegal aliens. Housing and apartment renting is high,consdireing the age of the homes and  More

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