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Kensington, MD vs Towson, MD

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Highlights
- Towson spends 14.2% less per student than Kensington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.1% higher in Towson than in Kensington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Towson had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kensington

Education
 Kensington, MDTowson, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,736$16,935$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697$14,996$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$10,703$9,409$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.6314.4616.23
 Students per Librarian4906334573
 Students per Counselor292312530
 Grade School Educ.0.0%1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%1.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.5%96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.3%13.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.0.9%4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.5%66.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.31.7%21.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.6%7.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree5.5%4.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Kensington    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Not as expensive as Chevy Chase, Bethesda or upper NW, but very clean safe affordable and close in to  More

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Over 14 years ago

too expensive, but great  More

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I have lived in Kensington for the last couple of years. This place is great-virtually no crime, close to DC, shops and parks, excellent schools, metro and commuter  More

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Reviews for Towson    3 Reviews

Because Towson university is right here, and we're not too far from downtown Baltimore, there are many bus lines running in the area. The problem though is they rarely  More

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Crowded, crime on the rise , very expensive and tax  More

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My wife and I have lived in Towson for seven and a half years. It has many of the things we want in a community but it is not our dream place to live. We would like a  More

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