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Northampton, MA vs Hayden, ID

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Highlights
- Hayden spends 58.9% less per student than Northampton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 73.0% higher in Hayden than in Northampton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hayden had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Northampton
 Northampton, MAHayden, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,434  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,065$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10634573
 Students per Counselor364  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.7%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 Hayden    5 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Used to be nice, but the city council is a joke. Califonians have moved in a the price of houses is now unaffordable. Pay is low and the cost of living is rising. The  More

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Hayden is a beautiful place with wretched weather. Cold, dreary, grey days are the norm from late Oct to late May. There is no “Spring” in Hayden. It can barely eeek out  More

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Hayden is beautiful, but all of North Idaho is getting very crowded. Wages are low; cost of living has gotten pretty high. Maybe we just have bad luck, but we live in a  More

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