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New York, NY vs Murfreesboro, TN

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- Murfreesboro spends 44.3% less per student than New York.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.1% higher in Murfreesboro than in New York. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Murfreesboro had 12.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to New York
 New York, NYMurfreesboro, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,496$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,855  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,193$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6174573
 Students per Counselor2598  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%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 Murfreesboro    28 Reviews

Murfreesboro is okay, but it does seem like it is somewhat unsavory and there are a disproportionate amount of drug busts. It is a good place for young artists and  More

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I've lived all my life in Chicago, Il and am growing quite tired of the violence and the cost of living. I have been doing research all over the U.S. so I can get me and  More

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Over 10 years ago

Murfreesboro is growing into a little big town. According to Forbes and governing.com, we are now one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. Our city is  More

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