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Northampton, MA vs Fall River, MA

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Highlights
- Fall River spends 5.1% less per student than Northampton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.3% higher in Fall River than in Northampton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fall River had 19.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Northampton
 Northampton, MAFall River, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,311$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,434  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,937$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5294573
 Students per Counselor364  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock75.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Fall River    9 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Could not leave fast enough. Crime, unemployment, and the prejudice against anyone not of Portuguese descent was palpable. Gangs running  More

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Over 9 years ago

A lot of negative thing are being said about fall river on this page. I grew up in this city and I have to say it was much nicer when I was a child.but it seems like  More

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As someone who was born and raised in Fall River, MA, I have to say that all the negative remarks I read are absolutely correct. In fact, the only good thing about Fall  More

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