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Port Townsend, WA vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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- Tuscaloosa spends 32.2% less per student than Port Townsend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.3% higher in Tuscaloosa than in Port Townsend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 8.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Townsend
 Port Townsend, WATuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,176  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5284573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Port Townsend    8 Reviews

We live a little over an hour away and absolutely love Port Townsend and the surrounding areas. There are a lot of surprises. There are great places to eat, live music,  More

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I loved living in Port Townsend for about 20 years. It’s a quiet and safe town with several festivals, art, music, and more. The main economy is centered around tourism  More

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Transplant Californians are selling their shacks for a million, and purchasing homes here for twice what they should cost due to supply and demand. Port Townsend is a  More

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Reviews for Tuscaloosa    9 Reviews

This is the deal with Tuscaloosa. If you have strong family support that will keep you on track, you may be okay. Alabama has too many broken, uneducated, poor  More

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We've lived in Tuscaloosa for several years now. It's a diverse, friendly college town -- home of the University of Alabama and it's lovely campus -- that is relatively  More

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Tuscaloosa used to have some character. We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places for  More

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