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Farmington, CT vs Bethesda, MD

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- Bethesda spends 21.3% less per student than Farmington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.5% higher in Bethesda than in Farmington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bethesda had 3.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Farmington

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 Farmington, CTBethesda, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$25,069$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,830$16,697$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,433$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.3313.6316.23
 Students per Librarian4794904573
 Students per Counselor341292530
 Grade School Educ.2.3%1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%0.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.2%98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%5.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.0%1.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.1%87.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.20.8%28.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.9%17.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.6%13.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Farmington    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

housing medium cost for Northeast; all other costs  More

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Over 14 years ago

....that there isn't more reasonably priced homes in Farmington because it really is a great town to live in. It's small enough to feel like you know people, but big  More

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If you work in the health insurance industry, and have school-age kids, this is a great place. The liberal, progressive culture is also a plus (to some  More

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Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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