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Newburgh, NY vs Bethesda, MD

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- Bethesda spends 29.4% less per student than Newburgh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.8% higher in Bethesda than in Newburgh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bethesda had 25.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Newburgh
 Newburgh, NYBethesda, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$24,405  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor311  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock13.1%1.5%
Reviews for Newburgh    13 Reviews

I am a Town of Newburgh (TON) resident. The Town of Newburgh is a great place to live and raise a family. The police are well liked and professional. Many Police  More

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Newburgh, NY was once a glorious small city sitting on the western bank of the Hudson River in the mid-Hudson Valley, just 60 miles north of New York City. It had a  More

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Over 17 years ago

Newburgh has very reasonable living costs for homes that would cost millions of dollars anywhere else close to NYC. Just look across the river at Beacon. Now is the time  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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