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Salt Lake City, UT vs Bethesda, MD

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- Bethesda spends 80.5% more per student than Salt Lake City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.8% lower in Bethesda than in Salt Lake City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bethesda had 7.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Salt Lake City
 Salt Lake City, UTBethesda, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,558  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor543  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock13.1%1.5%
Reviews for Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  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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