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Northampton, MA vs Salt Lake City, UT

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- Salt Lake City spends 48.9% less per student than Northampton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 97.1% higher in Salt Lake City than in Northampton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salt Lake City had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Northampton
 Northampton, MASalt Lake City, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,932$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,434  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21914573
 Students per Counselor364  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%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 Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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