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Houston, TX vs Taylor, TX

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- Taylor spends 1.7% less per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.4% lower in Taylor than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Taylor had 0.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXTaylor, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,613$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,560$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10934573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews
Michelle · Houston, TX
The real Houston
Over 4 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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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
Over 4 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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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
Over 4 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 Taylor    8 Reviews
James · Vancouver, WA
Underrated little town
Over 8 years ago

Recently moved to Dallas and am missing the small town feel of Taylor. There's been a ton of growth in the past few years. Lots of new houses being built and jobs coming  More

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Bob · Taylor, TX
Hsng
Over 10 years ago

Hopeful  More

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courtney · Crosby, TX
i miss and love crosby
Over 12 years ago

crosby is the best place i lived in a ong time to bad im not there any more the people in crosby are so nice there isnt a place i would go besides crosby and if any of  More

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