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Pittsfield, MA vs Aurora, CO

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Highlights
- Aurora spends 34.8% less per student than Pittsfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 71.7% higher in Aurora than in Pittsfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Aurora had 6.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsfield
 Pittsfield, MAAurora, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,228$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,206  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,402$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17764573
 Students per Counselor370  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Aurora    40 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Used to be affordable. I lived in aurora for 5 years and it was a great because I could drive to all the cool places in Denver and elsewhere. I was priced out  More

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It is ok. Not great. It used to be worth the cost (4/5 stars). The schools are mediocre, the people are hit or miss. People born here are friendly but  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 10 years, and I gotta say, it's easily one of the most overpriced cities I've ever lived in. The cost of living makes it not worth it to live here,  More

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