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Fairfield township (Essex County), NJ vs Boston, MA

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- Boston spends 11.1% more per student than Fairfield township (Essex County).
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.5% lower in Boston than in Fairfield township (Essex County). (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boston had 7.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fairfield township (Essex County)
 Fairfield township (Essex County), NJBoston, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$29,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,272  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,967$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor416  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
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Reviews for Fairfield Township (Essex County)    1 Reviews
thomas · Fairfield, NJ
Air and water quality
Over 17 years ago

Your information concerning the air and water quality is wrong. The water source that that Fairfield uses is very safe and clean. As for your opinion of the air quality,  More

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews
Peter · East Sandwich, MA
Boston is great!
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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Richard · Revere, MA
Many pros, but all are outweighed by the cons
Over 3 years ago

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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Ketevani · Woburn, MA
Do you want to feel poor?! Come on down!
Over 4 years ago

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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