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Roswell, NM vs Tallahassee, FL

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- Tallahassee spends 10.6% less per student than Roswell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.4% lower in Tallahassee than in Roswell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tallahassee had 16.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Roswell
 Roswell, NMTallahassee, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,178$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,966  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,370$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9184573
 Students per Counselor1239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Roswell    17 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Fantastic. Love the fearless open minds and hearts. Stayed there 2 years, versatile U.S.  More

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Methamphetamine, poverty/crime and cockroaches/scorpions are rampant in Roswell! The climate is DRY & it’s difficult to grow anything but weeds!  More

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Over 6 years ago

My family & I moved here from Olympia, Washington. It's a really nice town, plenty of sunshine, southern hospitality, biggest city in Chaves County & ?? friendly.  More

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Reviews for Tallahassee    74 Reviews

My husband and I have been here for 5 years - we are not from Florida. Tallahassee is a very livable city. It is FULL of natural beauty and trees - you are surrounded by  More

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Over 5 years ago

Tallahassee is backwards. The housing is abundant yet way overpriced. The utility bills are insane with many extra fees-much higher than average. Lots of drunk students  More

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I lived in Tallahassee from 1999 to 2002 as a college student at FSU. I was not a fan of the town back then, but now I absolutely love it. I have been living here (for  More

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