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Huntsville, AL vs Montgomery, AL

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Highlights
- Montgomery spends 9.6% less per student than Huntsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.6% higher in Montgomery than in Huntsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Montgomery had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Huntsville

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 Huntsville, ALMontgomery, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,176$10,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,752$9,508$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,898$5,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.7320.9116.23
 Students per Librarian5646064573
 Students per Counselor470454530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%8.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.1%87.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%20.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.8%33.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.7%10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.5%1.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Huntsville    53 Reviews

Low cost of living, and all the amenities you need within a short distance. However, the city really hasn't gone through gentrification. There isn't a "nice" part of  More

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Over 3 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Over 3 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Reviews for Montgomery    31 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Overall, I rate Montgomery as a decent city--not great but not awful. Before moving here in 1984, I lived in Houston, Texas, Little Rock, Arkansas, Tallahassee, Florida,  More

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Over 5 years ago

This city is too  More

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Let's see, something, anything, nice to say about this place. Well, the property taxes are low, as is the cost of living, BUT...that's because it's a sh!thole town and  More

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ZIPS IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
35810, 35811, 35803, 35801, 35802, 35805, 35806, 35763, 35757, 35816, 13 total
ZIPS IN MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
36117, 36116, 36109, 36108, 36106, 36111, 36110, 36105, 36104, 36107, 14 total

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