2025 Compare Cities Education:
Houghton Lake, MI vs Palm Bay, FL

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Highlights
- Palm Bay spends 19.3% less per student than Houghton Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.4% higher in Palm Bay than in Houghton Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palm Bay had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houghton Lake
 Houghton Lake, MIPalm Bay, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,435  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8384573
 Students per Counselor579  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Houghton Lake    3 Reviews

This is a rural resort area. You must be able to embrace the rural lifestyle. There's no real shopping opportunities other than Walmart, Kmart, Peebles, Dunhams, Tractor  More

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Over 17 years ago

The quality of life here for most depends on how you look at it. If your looking for a medium to high paying job there realy are none, and there's hardly any jobs that  More

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The climate here is...well..cold... seems like most of the time and one does get cabin fever when March rolls around, if not sooner. Can't wait for summer! If you love  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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