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Evanston, IL vs Hammond, IN

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Highlights
- Hammond spends 40.4% less per student than Evanston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.6% higher in Hammond than in Evanston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hammond had 12.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Evanston
 Evanston, ILHammond, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,054$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,605$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4354573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Evanston    20 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

be sure to take pictures of where you park... Full-scale parking scam going on in this town. They purposely obscure self-pay parking signs. Nine out of 10 visitors  More

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I've lived here for two years for school. Terrible place for students. Northwestern is a great school/campus, but the city itself is NOT student friendly. Everything  More

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Aside from everything else mentioned on this site about the bad aspects of Evanston - bot be overlooked is the NOISE. The People's Republic of Evanston CATERS to the  More

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Reviews for Hammond    3 Reviews

I am a resident of the area, has been my entire life. Growing up there were parts where I was nearly ashamed to be part of this community especially in the early2000's.  More

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Over 17 years ago

Hammond Indiana is within easy commute to Chicago and the Downtown area either by car or train, offering you all the advantages of city living, but not at the city cost.  More

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Over 19 years ago

I've never lived anywhere else, but have traveled to many U. S. cities. Hammond is an average (okay, maybe less than average city). Housing is affordable, although taxes  More

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