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Philadelphia, PA vs Farmington, CT

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Highlights
- Farmington spends 3.0% less per student than Philadelphia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.0% lower in Farmington than in Philadelphia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Farmington had 10.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Philadelphia

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 Philadelphia, PAFarmington, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student$25,843$25,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,192$20,830$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,842$12,433$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0412.3316.23
 Students per Librarian23804794573
 Students per Counselor408341530
 Grade School Educ.5.1%2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%2.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.6%95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%12.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%62.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.3%20.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%5.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%4.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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Reviews for Farmington    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

housing medium cost for Northeast; all other costs  More

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Over 14 years ago

....that there isn't more reasonably priced homes in Farmington because it really is a great town to live in. It's small enough to feel like you know people, but big  More

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If you work in the health insurance industry, and have school-age kids, this is a great place. The liberal, progressive culture is also a plus (to some  More

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ZIPS IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
19120, 19111, 19124, 19143, 19134, 19149, 19104, 19148, 19140, 19145, 48 total
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