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Edmonds, WA vs Boston, MA

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Highlights
- Boston spends 65.9% more per student than Edmonds.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.5% lower in Boston than in Edmonds. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boston had 8.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Edmonds
 Edmonds, WABoston, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$29,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,967$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor420  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Edmonds    11 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Please let me hear from people ages 60 and up who live in Edmonds and what it is like. Going to move next year to be nearer my son.   More

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Over 13 years ago

As many of you know, the Northwest is known for its quality of life and is indeed a great place to live. I'm a Seattle area native who grew up here and also lived in  More

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Over 13 years ago

Edmonds, WA is one of the best suburbs to live in if you are looking to work in Seattle. It used to be a short 20 minute commute downtown when I was growing up (the  More

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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