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Fort Payne, AL vs The Villages, FL

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Highlights
- The Villages spends 7.0% more per student than Fort Payne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% lower in The Villages than in Fort Payne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- The Villages had 24.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Payne
 Fort Payne, ALThe Villages, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,754$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,566  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,059$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6864573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Fort Payne    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Slow paced, pretty topography, close to  More

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Over 12 years ago

great place to live. people are friendly once they get to know you. very tight knit community. low crime, great weather. no employment. awesome beauty! relocated from  More

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Reviews for The Villages    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

The Village’s is a great place to ride your bike with all the many bike trails or golf cart trails to ride on, the problem with this place that ive experienced with this  More

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Over 4 years ago

we were considering the Villages but honestly, not interested in living in a place where people do not support our president, that is  More

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Over 5 years ago

Since 2010, it has had a population growth of 85.0%, which is a bit low compared to 2020. As for the Cons - Violent Crime - This is definitely not true. It might be in  More

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