2025 Compare Cities Education:
New Canaan, CT vs Buffalo, NY

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Highlights
- Buffalo spends 1.9% more per student than New Canaan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.6% lower in Buffalo than in New Canaan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Buffalo had 12.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to New Canaan
 New Canaan, CTBuffalo, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,413$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,129$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8684573
 Students per Counselor356  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for New Canaan    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Beautiful town with wonderful people. Great place to raise children, however, it is extremely costly to live  More

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Over 16 years ago

Agreed, cost of living is too high, too many wall streeters (which have a bad rep nowadays), and diversity is almost non-existant, public schools are average/good but  More

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Outside of the other categories, which run very well here; schools are good and competitive, climate is relatively mild, crime is very low, diversity is strong, culture  More

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Reviews for Buffalo    94 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Clean, fun, safe and unique. Great place to raise a family. Affordable housing, strong job market. Great schools and neighborhoods.  More

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Over 3 years ago

Buffalo was okay in 2016. Since then, crime is up, there are more methadone clinics than pediatricians, and so many of the small businesses that made this place charming  More

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Over 3 years ago

This city is just plain beautiful. Sure, it might not be New York or Albany. But it's Buffalo. Place is a God-send. You want to see the Falls and the Bills? Come here.  More

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