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Miami, FL vs Hamden, CT

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- Hamden spends 95.4% more per student than Miami.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.0% lower in Hamden than in Miami. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hamden had 19.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Miami
 Miami, FLHamden, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,138$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,524  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,407$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5404573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Miami    189 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  More

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Reviews for Hamden    6 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Crime is very low in my town the Police Officers live in the town so they care more about their  More

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Over 13 years ago

I have worked at seven different elementary schools, not including my student teaching experiences, and Wintergreen by far surpasses them on every level. We are  More

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Over 14 years ago

Sounds like this is a great city . Change and Diversity are both good and are what makes America what it is today. Prior to having committed to relocating, perhaps you  More

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