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Northampton, MA vs Hailey, ID

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Highlights
- Hailey spends 19.8% less per student than Northampton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.7% higher in Hailey than in Northampton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hailey had 10.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Northampton
 Northampton, MAHailey, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,434  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,483$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5264573
 Students per Counselor364  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 Hailey    3 Reviews

Great place to live, next store to world famous ski resort Sun Valley Idaho. Due to the closeness of Hailey to Sun Valley, the cost of living is considerably more than  More

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Grew up in Hailey and left after the age of 24. Returned 20 years later to find that our little valley had been taken over by people only interested in money and  More

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Over 13 years ago

Hailey sits in a long narrow valley that runs north-south in the mountains of south central Idaho. Theres a town above (Ketchum/Sun Valley) and a town below   More

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