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Rochester, MN vs Ames, IA

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Highlights
- Ames spends 15.5% more per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.3% lower in Ames than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ames had 2.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester
 Rochester, MNAmes, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,979$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,126  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,158$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6004573
 Students per Counselor435  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.7%1.5%
Reviews for Rochester    31 Reviews

Roch (and Minnesota) is a great place IF you live off the govt dole; subsidize undesirable things (through generous welfare benefits, lax law enforcement and sentences,  More

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Rochester is very vanilla. As a progressive, this place is not good. The area leans conservative and you'll see Trump signs everywhere... so that tells you the type of  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved here over 20 years ago from California and I was in shock for the first couple of years that people actually lived in such a cold climate! Winter starts around  More

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Reviews for Ames    12 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Hello, I am in San Jose Ca, but am seriously thinking of moving somewhere much slower for a better quality of living. I've just turned 59, so I'm kinda preparing for  More

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Over 13 years ago

Like every other city Ames has both good and bad points. The good points are: low cost of living, very friendly people, lots of outdoor activities and quite a few events  More

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Ames enjoys a high quality of life at a very affordable cost, substantially lower than many other communities. The presence of Iowa State University, a large (28,000  More

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