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Medford, MA vs College Park, MD

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Highlights
- College Park spends 25.3% less per student than Medford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.8% higher in College Park than in Medford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- College Park had 9.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Medford
 Medford, MACollege Park, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,603$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,718$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11554573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.8%1.5%
Reviews for Medford    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Medford is still an affordable place to live compared to the surrounding communities of Somerville, Cambridge, Winchester, and Arlington. It has easy access to highways  More

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Over 18 years ago

Quality housing still at affordable prices. A nice bedroom community 7 miles from downtown Boston with excellent access to Cape Cod and New  More

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Reviews for College Park    1 Reviews

There are a lot of options for students who want to live near campus. Closer to campus is definitely the most expensive area, around 800-1200 per month. There are a lot  More

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