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Fort Lauderdale, FL vs Palm Bay, FL

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- Palm Bay spends 8.6% less per student than Fort Lauderdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.8% lower in Palm Bay than in Fort Lauderdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palm Bay had 0.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Lauderdale
 Fort Lauderdale, FLPalm Bay, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,998  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8384573
 Students per Counselor366  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 10 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  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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