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Northampton, MA vs Nampa, ID

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- Nampa spends 61.2% less per student than Northampton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 63.7% higher in Nampa than in Northampton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Nampa had 7.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Northampton
 Northampton, MANampa, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,302$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,434  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,542$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock16094573
 Students per Counselor364  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Nampa    5 Reviews

We have lived in Arizona (near Phoenix) for 20 years. We are in the process of moving to the Nampa/Caldwell area. Trust me you DO NOT want to come to Arizona for an  More

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Sales tax is one area that it hard to get used to, taxes here are probably average but I was not used to paying sales tax. After I checked it out against other states  More

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Over 15 years ago

Im sure the economy is bad everywhere, but in Nampa, i believe i read the unemployment rate is near  More

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