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Philadelphia, PA vs Palm Bay, FL

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Highlights
- Palm Bay spends 58.5% less per student than Philadelphia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.7% higher in Palm Bay than in Philadelphia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palm Bay had 3.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Philadelphia

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 Philadelphia, PAPalm Bay, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$25,843$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,192$9,148$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,842$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0416.3516.23
 Students per Librarian23808384573
 Students per Counselor408397530
 Grade School Educ.5.1%3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%7.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.6%89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%24.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%12.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%21.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.3%6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%0.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%0.3%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 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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ZIPS IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
19120, 19111, 19124, 19143, 19134, 19149, 19104, 19148, 19140, 19145, 48 total
ZIPS IN PALM BAY, FLORIDA
32907 32909 32905 32908

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