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Hoover, AL vs Northampton, MA

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Highlights
- Northampton spends 62.2% more per student than Hoover.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.3% lower in Northampton than in Hoover. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Northampton had 2.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hoover
 Hoover, ALNorthampton, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,404$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3414573
 Students per Counselor417  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.9%1.5%
Reviews for Hoover    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Hoover is in central Alabama and is a suburb of Birmigham. It has a mild four season climate wellsuited to nature lovers, golfers, and  More

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Over 19 years ago

Hoover, Alabama has a wide range of home buying opportunities. A huge plus is the up and coming TND community at The Preserve. The homes in this quaint neighborhood  More

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Over 20 years ago

Good municipal facilities (City Recreation Center, great library, good police and fire protection). Good schools (especially for Alabama). Traffic is heavy at  More

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Reviews for Northampton    6 Reviews

I was born in Northampton in the 1960"s and have lived other places but always came back to live here. My two children were born here too. What draws be back to  More

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The greater Northampton, MA area is generally a pretty good place to live, if you're interested in Western MA or southern New England in general. MA is more affordable  More

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Northampton is a very progressive, diverse, liberal small city where you will find so much to do in just the downtown area alone. Music, shopping, restaurants, bars,  More

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