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Raleigh, NC vs Cary, NC

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Highlights
- Cary spends 0.0% less per student than Raleigh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Cary than in Raleigh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cary had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Raleigh

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 Raleigh, NCCary, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,618$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531$9,531$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,316$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1115.1116.23
 Students per Librarian8298294573
 Students per Counselor300300530
 Grade School Educ.3.6%1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%2.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.3%96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%12.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.3%6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.4%69.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.7%23.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%3.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.5%4.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 1 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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Reviews for Cary    63 Reviews

Cary is up-and-coming “cool.” The downtown is revitalized and growing. The town takes urban planning very seriously. The home prices have definitely spiked in the last  More

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Over 7 years ago

I've lived in NY, CT, MA, and in Miami FL. Now here in Cary NC for the past 10 years. For what I want and need at this phase of my life, I really like it here! All the  More

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Over 7 years ago

As a Real Estate Agent, I consider Cary the most central location in the Triangle, it basically takes you twenty minutes to get to Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough,   More

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ZIPS IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
27610, 27603, 27616, 27604, 27606, 27613, 27615, 27612, 27614, 27609, 15 total
ZIPS IN CARY, NORTH CAROLINA
27519 27513 27511 27518

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