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Lexington, KY vs Northampton, MA

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- Northampton spends 42.9% more per student than Lexington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.7% lower in Northampton than in Lexington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Northampton had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lexington
 Lexington, KYNorthampton, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,404$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,138  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3414573
 Students per Counselor450  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.9%1.5%
Reviews for Lexington    62 Reviews

Lexington is a beautiful city. There are tons of tree lined streets and even trees in both sides of the city's only freeway. It's relatively small, which can be both  More

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Over 4 years ago

Very beautiful/underrated city!!  More

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I have lived here now for over five years, originally from the west coast and here is my top 10 for why you should NOT move here. #1 The Culture: They have none, it  More

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Reviews for Northampton    6 Reviews

I was born in Northampton in the 1960"s and have lived other places but always came back to live here. My two children were born here too. What draws be back to  More

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The greater Northampton, MA area is generally a pretty good place to live, if you're interested in Western MA or southern New England in general. MA is more affordable  More

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Northampton is a very progressive, diverse, liberal small city where you will find so much to do in just the downtown area alone. Music, shopping, restaurants, bars,  More

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