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Pittsfield, MA vs Ann Arbor, MI

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- Ann Arbor spends 31.5% less per student than Pittsfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 47.3% higher in Ann Arbor than in Pittsfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ann Arbor had 5.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsfield
 Pittsfield, MAAnn Arbor, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,020$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,206  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6474573
 Students per Counselor370  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock26.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.6%1.5%
Reviews for Pittsfield    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have grown up in Pittsfield, moved away, and came back. The loss of the GE manufacturing plant in the 80's adversely affected this blue collar city. This is not the  More

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Pittsfield has done nothing to attract any form of business for the 40 of 47 years that I have lived here. The current tax rate is now 3.7% for business property - that  More

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Hello, I was surprised to see Pittsfield, MA, listed as one of the towns with least crime. We've had 4 shootings since the beginning of the year! Where do you get  More

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Reviews for Ann Arbor    49 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Highly educated city. traffic and parking is bad. university culture is nice, not sure about elsewhere. no good pizza! if you're looking for food, I recommend "a taste  More

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Uh, compared to my other favorite college towns this one lacks flavor. Safer and kinda pretty, but not the greenest place, it's fine. Good restaurants, music, art,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Ann Arbor bus service (AATA) is quite good. The Detroit Metro Airport is only a 20 min. drive away and is also quite good. The traffic in Ann Arbor is usually mild  More

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