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Palm Bay, FL vs Oak Ridge, TN

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Highlights
- Oak Ridge spends 14.8% more per student than Palm Bay.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.7% lower in Oak Ridge than in Palm Bay. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Ridge had 3.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Palm Bay
 Palm Bay, FLOak Ridge, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,148  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,469$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6044573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.8%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 Oak Ridge    8 Reviews

Overall it's on the positive side. It's pretty boring but it can feel like a real home at times. It could stand to be a hair closer to Western Knoxville.. Melton lake  More

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Over 6 years ago

Oak Ridge is located in beautiful East TN, has excellent public schools, is very safe for families, and is only 15-30 min away from Knoxville.  More

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Marginal, at best. Lack of social and business skills to perform anything but menial tasks. No clue about customer service, business etiquette or basic business  More

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