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Manhattan, NY vs Bethesda, MD

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- Bethesda spends 46.0% less per student than Manhattan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.4% higher in Bethesda than in Manhattan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bethesda had 11.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Manhattan
 Manhattan, NYBethesda, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$29,176  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor2153  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock13.1%1.5%
Reviews for Manhattan    2 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Manhattan is a great place with lots to see and do. Exciting to visit and great to live if you have the  More

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This is the best city ever, it is very welcoming and there is a lot of fun things to do. I have lived her for 2 years now and have already had so many great experiences  More

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Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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