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Northampton, MA vs Morgantown, WV

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Highlights
- Morgantown spends 37.3% less per student than Northampton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.7% higher in Morgantown than in Northampton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Morgantown had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Northampton
 Northampton, MAMorgantown, WVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,434  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,179$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7304573
 Students per Counselor364  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.3%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 Morgantown    16 Reviews

Morgantown is a vibrant classic American college town with a laid-back vibe. While the city and surrounding area are relatively small at about $150,000 people, residents  More

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Morgantown is a college town with many wonderful qualities, but for a retiree or someone on a fixed income, it is getting very expensive and crowded. The housing market  More

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Over 13 years ago

its a good small university town, however the cost of living varies especially rents on whether you live near to the campus or far away from wvu. there are only couple  More

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