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Palm Bay, FL vs Tallahassee, FL

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Highlights
- Tallahassee spends 4.3% more per student than Palm Bay.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.8% higher in Tallahassee than in Palm Bay. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tallahassee had 4.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Palm Bay

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 Palm Bay, FLTallahassee, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,715$11,178$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,148$9,439$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,574$5,370$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.3517.1316.23
 Students per Librarian8389184573
 Students per Counselor397527530
 Grade School Educ.3.5%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%4.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.2%93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%18.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.9%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.3%49.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.2%13.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%4.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.3%3.9%1.5%

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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 Tallahassee    74 Reviews

My husband and I have been here for 5 years - we are not from Florida. Tallahassee is a very livable city. It is FULL of natural beauty and trees - you are surrounded by  More

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Over 4 years ago

Tallahassee is backwards. The housing is abundant yet way overpriced. The utility bills are insane with many extra fees-much higher than average. Lots of drunk students  More

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I lived in Tallahassee from 1999 to 2002 as a college student at FSU. I was not a fan of the town back then, but now I absolutely love it. I have been living here (for  More

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ZIPS IN PALM BAY, FLORIDA
32907 32909 32905 32908
ZIPS IN TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA
32303, 32304, 32312, 32309, 32301, 32308, 32311, 32305, 32310, 32317, 11 total

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