2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fairfield, CA vs Northampton, MA

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Highlights
- Northampton spends 53.2% more per student than Fairfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 52.4% lower in Northampton than in Fairfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Northampton had 7.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fairfield
 Fairfield, CANorthampton, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,404$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,346  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3414573
 Students per Counselor867  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.9%1.5%
Reviews for Fairfield    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 4 years. On the up side, housing is affordable. The downside, there is nothing to do here. The city lacks community events and an a nice downtown. We  More

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Over 10 years ago

I am finding out the cost of living here in Fairfield is way too high for my retirement. I am looking for a place where the cost of living is in line with my retirement  More

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Over 14 years ago

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Reviews for Northampton    6 Reviews

I was born in Northampton in the 1960"s and have lived other places but always came back to live here. My two children were born here too. What draws be back to  More

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The greater Northampton, MA area is generally a pretty good place to live, if you're interested in Western MA or southern New England in general. MA is more affordable  More

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Northampton is a very progressive, diverse, liberal small city where you will find so much to do in just the downtown area alone. Music, shopping, restaurants, bars,  More

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