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Northampton, MA vs Orlando, FL

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Highlights
- Orlando spends 40.7% less per student than Northampton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 57.8% higher in Orlando than in Northampton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Orlando had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Northampton
 Northampton, MAOrlando, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,701$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,434  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,931$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11484573
 Students per Counselor364  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 Orlando    237 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I made the decision to move to Orlando when I was 20. My father was a contractor so by then I'd lived in many different states & countries so I have a unique  More

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I have lived and worked in the Orlando area for more than 10 years. I really wish I could give Orlando two ratings because half the year it is wonderful and other half  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Orlando for 6 years. The environment, living costs, and housing costs are good. There are many fun places around Orlando. It's a good place to live in  More

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