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Merced, CA vs Towson, MD

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Highlights
- Towson spends 18.2% more per student than Merced.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.9% lower in Towson than in Merced. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Towson had 29.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Merced
 Merced, CATowson, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,935$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,556  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,409$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6334573
 Students per Counselor512  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%1.5%
Reviews for Merced    44 Reviews

Merced is totally slept on - you want a little bit of everything CA has to offer, at a fraction of the price of other CA cities? Merced is the place to go. The town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Good place to live. More affordable than most of california. The city is growing and there is alot of business and growth here. Moved from the Bay area years ago and  More

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Great place to live. Lots of progress and changes coming to the city. Great place to raise a family. UC Merced is expanding and businesses are investing. Downtown is  More

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Reviews for Towson    3 Reviews

Because Towson university is right here, and we're not too far from downtown Baltimore, there are many bus lines running in the area. The problem though is they rarely  More

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Crowded, crime on the rise , very expensive and tax  More

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My wife and I have lived in Towson for seven and a half years. It has many of the things we want in a community but it is not our dream place to live. We would like a  More

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