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Medford, NY vs Fayetteville, NC

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Highlights
- Fayetteville spends 66.5% less per student than Medford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.2% higher in Fayetteville than in Medford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fayetteville had 5.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Medford
 Medford, NYFayetteville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$26,965  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,015$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5574573
 Students per Counselor356  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Medford    4 Reviews

While the area is higher cost than other parts of the country, there are tons of restaurants, malls all within a short driving distance. Very little public  More

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Over 18 years ago

Nice place to live. taxes are high  More

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Over 18 years ago

Middle class town. Very nice climate. All 4 seasons. None of which are too  More

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Reviews for Fayetteville    46 Reviews

I have lived in Fayetteville for 21 years and I LOVE IT! Fayetteville is a military town and that is what brought my husband and I here originally. Since January 2000  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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