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New York, NY vs Bethesda, MD

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- Bethesda spends 4.7% more per student than New York.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.9% higher in Bethesda than in New York. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bethesda had 17.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to New York
 New York, NYBethesda, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,855  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor2598  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock13.1%1.5%
Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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