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Meriden, CT vs The Villages, FL

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Highlights
- The Villages spends 53.5% less per student than Meriden.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.7% higher in The Villages than in Meriden. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- The Villages had 14.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Meriden
 Meriden, CTThe Villages, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,754$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,223  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,059$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6864573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Meriden    14 Reviews

I was born and raise in Meriden, CT. Meriden has gotten way worse. Don't move to Meriden.  More

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Over 9 years ago

Don't move to Meriden. Lived here most of my life and I am moving out. Crime is on the rise and few employment opportunities. A very disjointed population that cares  More

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Over 11 years ago

Traffic patterns and constant disrepair tend to make for long and aggravating commutes. While there are employment gains the quality of the work is significantly  More

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Reviews for The Villages    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

The Village’s is a great place to ride your bike with all the many bike trails or golf cart trails to ride on, the problem with this place that ive experienced with this  More

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Over 4 years ago

we were considering the Villages but honestly, not interested in living in a place where people do not support our president, that is  More

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Henry · 
Over 5 years ago

Since 2010, it has had a population growth of 85.0%, which is a bit low compared to 2020. As for the Cons - Violent Crime - This is definitely not true. It might be in  More

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