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Houston, TX vs Boston, MA

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Highlights
- Boston spends 129.2% more per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.9% lower in Boston than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boston had 10.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston

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 Houston, TXBoston, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,825$29,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139$23,918$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,942$13,967$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8211.2516.23
 Students per Librarian14707174573
 Students per Counselor473567530
 Grade School Educ.12.3%6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%5.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.79.5%88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%12.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%52.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.1%15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%5.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%3.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
ZIPS IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
02124, 02128, 02135, 02130, 02127, 02125, 02136, 02131, 02115, 02126, 30 total

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