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Garden City, NY vs Bethesda, MD

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- Bethesda spends 37.0% less per student than Garden City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.0% higher in Bethesda than in Garden City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bethesda had 1.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Garden City
 Garden City, NYBethesda, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock13.1%1.5%
Reviews for Garden City    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Expensive, pretty, good commute to New York  More

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Over 18 years ago

Bus and railroad service is excellent. However, there is too much traffic. Travelling across town takes at least 15 minutes during off peak hours. Around noon and six  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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