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Jamestown, NY vs Cary, NC

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- Cary spends 54.3% less per student than Jamestown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.0% higher in Cary than in Jamestown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cary had 12.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jamestown
 Jamestown, NYCary, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,759  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor290  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%1.5%
Reviews for Jamestown    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I have lived all over this country and can say that Jamestown is a lovely old city. It has some problems common to small, rural cities in the northeast - lack of job  More

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Over 18 years ago

We have been out West several times and find that we like the wide open spaces. Here in New York the foothills are to close and not enough open  More

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Reviews for Cary    63 Reviews

Cary is up-and-coming “cool.” The downtown is revitalized and growing. The town takes urban planning very seriously. The home prices have definitely spiked in the last  More

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Over 8 years ago

I've lived in NY, CT, MA, and in Miami FL. Now here in Cary NC for the past 10 years. For what I want and need at this phase of my life, I really like it here! All the  More

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Over 8 years ago

As a Real Estate Agent, I consider Cary the most central location in the Triangle, it basically takes you twenty minutes to get to Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough,   More

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