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Northport, NY vs Waltham, MA

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- Waltham spends 22.0% less per student than Northport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.3% lower in Waltham than in Northport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waltham had 6.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Northport
 Northport, NYWaltham, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$26,965  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor356  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%1.5%
Reviews for Northport    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I grew up on LI, and I love living here. Sometimes. But the cost of a small one bedroom apt is $900. And that's cheap! Electricity is about $90 a month. Sales tax is  More

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You can still find jobs here but the options are much slimmer than they used to be. You should plan on traveling 30-40 minutes for work. But the cost of living is so  More

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Reviews for Waltham    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

My husband and I moved from west of Worcester to Waltham a few months ago and are really enjoying life here. We're situated in an apartment close to Moody Street and  More

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Waltham is home to two well respected colleges/universities: Bentley and Brandeis. That, however, is not all. For within half an hour or so, by commuter train or car,  More

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