2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lindenhurst, NY vs Farmingdale, NY

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- Farmingdale spends 3.6% more per student than Lindenhurst.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.7% lower in Farmingdale than in Lindenhurst. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Farmingdale had 3.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lindenhurst
 Lindenhurst, NYFarmingdale, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$31,321$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$26,965  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,368$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9794573
 Students per Counselor356  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Lindenhurst    7 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

As a resident and business owner, I find the town of Lindenhurst in Suffolk County NY to be a great  More

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we pay a lot of money to say we live On Long Island. Its insane. there is a huge divide of the North shore vs the South Shore. Lindenhurst sits on the South. I think  More

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Over 16 years ago

As I reach retirement age I no longer belive I can afford to live in  More

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Reviews for Farmingdale    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Town great, centerally located to all parkways and shopping. Town up and coming with new places to live & eat. Sports oriented town! Great place to live  More

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Over 15 years ago

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I don't really know too much about the cost of living here. I am renting a 3-bedroom house for $2400/month. This is a residential area of neat homes and a business area  More

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