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Florence, AL vs Palm Bay, FL

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Highlights
- Palm Bay spends 5.6% less per student than Florence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.9% lower in Palm Bay than in Florence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palm Bay had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Florence
 Florence, ALPalm Bay, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,311  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8384573
 Students per Counselor349  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Florence    8 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I am a 41 yr old female in search of a new life. I am not running I amj ust trying to find myself some happiness and I would like to know what I can rent there to make  More

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Over 15 years ago

A few years ago, while i was still living in Florence, the local newspaper did an article abt why the young educated people were leaving Florence. In my early 20's as i  More

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Over 16 years ago

we will relocate to Alabama, Muscle Shoals, Florence, Sheffield area.We would like a nice town to live in, where our two kids can grow up and would not cost us a  More

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Reviews for Palm Bay    27 Reviews

I moved to Palm Bay in 2020 and the cost of living has skyrocketed! A two bedroom apartment was around $900/month in 2020. Now it's $1600 and up. Mostly up. A three  More

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My family of 4 have lived here in NW Palm Bay for over 10 years. My wife and my son from another marriage lived here for over 7 before that. I myself have lived here for  More

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I lived in Palm Bay for 12 years. It's a very unfriendly and crowded place to live. It's well into the 90's from late April till right around the 10th of November. The  More

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