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Palm Bay, FL vs Dothan, AL

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Highlights
- Dothan spends 8.2% more per student than Palm Bay.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.8% higher in Dothan than in Palm Bay. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dothan had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palm Bay
 Palm Bay, FLDothan, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,594$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,148  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,709$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6534573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Palm Bay    27 Reviews

I moved to Palm Bay in 2020 and the cost of living has skyrocketed! A two bedroom apartment was around $900/month in 2020. Now it's $1600 and up. Mostly up. A three  More

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My family of 4 have lived here in NW Palm Bay for over 10 years. My wife and my son from another marriage lived here for over 7 before that. I myself have lived here for  More

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I lived in Palm Bay for 12 years. It's a very unfriendly and crowded place to live. It's well into the 90's from late April till right around the 10th of November. The  More

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Reviews for Dothan    25 Reviews

This is my 3rd (maybe 4th) year living in dothan, and it is AMAZING!! I hear people say "the traffic is horrible" but it really is not. sure the traffic sometimes is  More

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Over 4 years ago

I grew up here. I will sum it up like this: the best decision I ever made was to move away from Dothan 20 years ago and the worst decision I ever made was to move back  More

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Over 4 years ago

I grew up in this horrible nothing city living here until in my early thirties and I left 20 years ago. I hated this place everyday and was so glad I left, it was the  More

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