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Nashville, TN vs Fort Payne, AL

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Highlights
- Fort Payne spends 23.7% less per student than Nashville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.2% lower in Fort Payne than in Nashville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Payne had 13.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Nashville
 Nashville, TNFort Payne, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,053$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,966  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,759$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5914573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Nashville    150 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Gentification and tourism reduce the score but it is still good mix of a big and small city.  More

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Nashville has a lot of culture, but ultimately it is overpriced and dangerous. I can't imagine buying a $600k house in a neighborhood with automatic gunfire. The home  More

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Nashville has to be the most overrated city in the US. I unfortunately live here and we can't wait to leave. We moved here in 2018 (for job relocation) and realized  More

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Reviews for Fort Payne    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Slow paced, pretty topography, close to  More

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Over 12 years ago

great place to live. people are friendly once they get to know you. very tight knit community. low crime, great weather. no employment. awesome beauty! relocated from  More

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