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Leander, TX vs Smyrna, TN

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- Smyrna spends 16.8% less per student than Leander.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.9% higher in Smyrna than in Leander. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Smyrna had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Leander
 Leander, TXSmyrna, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,496$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,193$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6174573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Leander    6 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved in from Austin five years ago. In Austin you can’t buy a house in less than $1M. Here in Leander, you can buy a house at 4000+sq.ft. with beautiful hill country  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here for 5 1/2 yrs. property tax go’s up 10% every year. Hard to get around without using toll roads. Very republican. Ugh  More

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Over 11 years ago

A bit of that small town feel with convenient stores and  More

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Reviews for Smyrna    8 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I have lived in Smyrna, TN for a couple years now and am enjoying a nice condo and a good job. The cost is much cheaper than California and the people are really nice  More

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Over 13 years ago

This area is prone to stronger storms that the greater Nashville area. From here to Murfreesboro, southeast, is more likely to get hail and tornadoes activity than other  More

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Over 14 years ago

I've lived in Smyrna for 26 years. I am currently a Realtor in this area. Smyrna is truly a fantastic place to live. We have easy access to Nashville and all the big  More

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