2025 Compare Cities Education:
Malden, MA vs Austin, TX

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Highlights
- Austin spends 16.0% less per student than Malden.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.2% higher in Austin than in Malden. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Austin had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Malden
 Malden, MAAustin, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,081$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8054573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Malden    6 Reviews

Getting into downtown Boston is quick and  More

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Over 15 years ago

Malden has good schools and is an easy commute to Boston on public transportation. Property taxes are high. The weather is very changeable. It is not  More

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Malden is the northern end of the Boston metro area where the last two orange line stops make for an excellent commute. The pricing starts to get to a place where  More

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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