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Northampton, MA vs Amherst, NY

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Highlights
- Amherst spends 9.4% more per student than Northampton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.2% higher in Amherst than in Northampton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Amherst had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Northampton
 Northampton, MAAmherst, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,413$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,434  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,129$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8684573
 Students per Counselor364  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%1.5%
Reviews for Northampton    6 Reviews

I was born in Northampton in the 1960"s and have lived other places but always came back to live here. My two children were born here too. What draws be back to  More

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The greater Northampton, MA area is generally a pretty good place to live, if you're interested in Western MA or southern New England in general. MA is more affordable  More

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Northampton is a very progressive, diverse, liberal small city where you will find so much to do in just the downtown area alone. Music, shopping, restaurants, bars,  More

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Reviews for Amherst    8 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Safe and friendly town. You are 20 minutes away from anywhere in  More

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Over 15 years ago

Amherst is a safe suburban area where you can live without having to worry about the crime that may occur in Buffalo and in parts of any city in the United  More

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Over 17 years ago

Really glad I found this site as, I haven't found it easy to find honest data on crime rate in our cities. Thanx for the service, Ada  More

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