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Harrisonburg, VA vs Bethesda, MD

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- Bethesda spends 37.3% more per student than Harrisonburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.5% lower in Bethesda than in Harrisonburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bethesda had 17.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisonburg
 Harrisonburg, VABethesda, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor326  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock13.1%1.5%
Reviews for Harrisonburg    10 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Harrisonburg is small town, yet has the same experiences that a big city offers (just on a smaller scale). The reason for the wealth of experiences is because H'burg is  More

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Any infomation on quality/cost of living will be graetly appreciated.  More

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Over 16 years ago

We moved to H'Burg in 2003 to enjoy a less expensive cost of living, closer proximity to family, low crime rate and better access to quality health care/facilities. We  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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