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Lake Placid, FL vs Franklin, TN

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Highlights
- Franklin spends 26.2% more per student than Lake Placid.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.9% lower in Franklin than in Lake Placid. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Franklin had 33.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Placid
 Lake Placid, FLFranklin, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,371$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,727  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,635$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.22  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3994573
 Students per Counselor942  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.7%1.5%
Reviews for Lake Placid    4 Reviews

So, I bought a house in Lake Placid about 7 months ago and so far I love it. Real Estate is very reasonable and plenty of properties to pick from. Seems like prices  More

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Your site states it is not a good time to buy a home in Lake Placid because home prices are down. Wouldn't that be the perfect time to  More

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Over 11 years ago

South Florida definitely has the best weather but that comes with a price. I'm retiring to the wide open spaces of Lake Placid. Cost of living is lower and home prices,  More

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Reviews for Franklin    27 Reviews

After visiting here for a week in the summer, I fell in love with the city! Lots of my friends in Florida already moved here from New Port Richey and Wesley Chapel. I  More

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I've lived in Tennessee all my life. I have lived in west,east and middle Tennessee. By far this is the best place I have lived. We have been in Franklin for 8 years. It  More

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I love that this is a greatly diverse community with a large African American and Hispanic community around West Main St./Nachez (I'm addicted to Pueblo Real Mexican  More

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