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Folsom, CA vs Cambridge, MA

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- Cambridge spends 54.6% more per student than Folsom.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 47.3% lower in Cambridge than in Folsom. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cambridge had 3.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Folsom
 Folsom, CACambridge, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor641  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock15.1%1.5%
Reviews for Folsom    15 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Folsom has the worst air quality of any city in the Sacramento region per Sac Metro Air Quality Management. Do not move there if u have any respiratory issues, or u like  More

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Over 12 years ago

Folsom is a great little town of about 70,000 people. A half hour from Sacramento, an hour and a half from Tahoe, it sits in a good location at about 320 feet altitude.  More

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I think Folsom is ideal in many ways but it shares Sacramento's lousy air quality (1.5 out of 100 per this site). Sometimes it's worse than Sacramento when a smog  More

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Reviews for Cambridge    14 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cambridge is a great place to live. It is rather expensive, but has great access to Boston, schools and hospitals. There is a lot of construction underway that can be  More

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Need info on test results on tap or drinking water quality, 02139 Green St area.  More

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Home to both Harvard and MIT, Cambridge is the cornerstone of higher education. Residents are very intelligent and open to new ideas.   More

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