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Northampton, MA vs Middletown, DE

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Highlights
- Middletown spends 6.7% less per student than Northampton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.7% higher in Middletown than in Northampton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Middletown had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Northampton
 Northampton, MAMiddletown, DEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,973$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,434  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11044573
 Students per Counselor364  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock15.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%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 Middletown    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Housing in Middletown is abundant and affordable. There are townhomes and single family homes. There are very small lots to large farmettes available right now. A major  More

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Over 14 years ago

.... I could leave Delaware  More

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Over 17 years ago

Outdoor recreation is very limited here. There are very few parks with walking trails in Middletown. The state parks are beautiful, but it seems that very few people  More

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