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Newark, OH vs Torrington, CT

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Highlights
- Torrington spends 71.5% more per student than Newark.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.2% lower in Torrington than in Newark. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Torrington had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Newark
 Newark, OHTorrington, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,218$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,331$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3864573
 Students per Counselor480  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Newark    7 Reviews

I have lived here in Newark for over nine and a half years. This isn't the best place to live. Sure there's historical buildings, including the courthouse, and the  More

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We retired to Newark, coming from the ‘burbs of the Chicago area. People we meet are surprised to hear that someone would choose Newark to retire to, but as newcomers  More

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This city is good for the older generation, rtetiring, and folks that wont mind settling in an affordable-yet-boring town. Crime is going up. Poverty increasing, and  More

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Reviews for Torrington    8 Reviews

I bought a bank owned house in Torrington in 2011 and actually sold it for less in 2018 just to get out of this horrible place. The taxes are awful, 46 mill rate for  More

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I have lived and worked in Torrington for 25 years, but am not originally from here. Torrington is the biggest city, really the only city, in NW CT. Further north and  More

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Except for the winter (which I don't like anywhere), this region is beautiful. Torrington is an old mill town, so parts of it are definitely rough around the edges. On  More

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