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Miami, FL vs Tallahassee, FL

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- Tallahassee spends 5.6% less per student than Miami.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.5% lower in Tallahassee than in Miami. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tallahassee had 17.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Miami
 Miami, FLTallahassee, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,178$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,524  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,370$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9184573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Tallahassee    74 Reviews

My husband and I have been here for 5 years - we are not from Florida. Tallahassee is a very livable city. It is FULL of natural beauty and trees - you are surrounded by  More

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Over 6 years ago

Tallahassee is backwards. The housing is abundant yet way overpriced. The utility bills are insane with many extra fees-much higher than average. Lots of drunk students  More

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I lived in Tallahassee from 1999 to 2002 as a college student at FSU. I was not a fan of the town back then, but now I absolutely love it. I have been living here (for  More

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