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New Canaan, CT vs Traverse City, MI

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Highlights
- Traverse City spends 45.4% less per student than New Canaan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.8% higher in Traverse City than in New Canaan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Traverse City had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to New Canaan
 New Canaan, CTTraverse City, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,554$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,361$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock31564573
 Students per Counselor356  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%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 Traverse City    28 Reviews

Beautiful, clean, surrounded by some of the most beautiful and unpolluted nature in the nation, interesting residents from all over the world, an open-minded liberal  More

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Teri · 

Sorry I moved here homes overpriced, local people are rude. Too many rambo type personalities, pickup trucks and illiteracy Fun for about a week. Restaurants are  More

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Left in '78. Should have left sooner. If you are a snob and think you're better than any one else then maybe you can get a job teaching here. Hated it as a kid and come  More

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