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Ridgewood, NJ vs Bethesda, MD

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- Bethesda spends 20.7% less per student than Ridgewood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.5% higher in Bethesda than in Ridgewood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bethesda had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ridgewood
 Ridgewood, NJBethesda, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,950  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor304  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.78.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock13.1%1.5%
Reviews for Ridgewood    6 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Great place to live and  More

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Over 16 years ago

Ridgewood, a suburb of NYC, is an ideal bedroom community. This well-established upscale community is located 30 minutes from Manhattan (by car), and is easily  More

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Over 18 years ago

One of the most beautiful places to live outside New York  More

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Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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