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Sound Beach, NY vs Chicago, IL

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Highlights
- Chicago spends 27.5% less per student than Sound Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.9% higher in Chicago than in Sound Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chicago had 11.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sound Beach
 Sound Beach, NYChicago, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$26,965  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor356  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Sound Beach    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Reasonable housing prices but still in Miller Place school district. Right on the border of the commercial part of LI and the farm/wineries on the North Fork.   More

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Sound Beach is a nice quiet community without too much urban noise and  More

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Reviews for Chicago    270 Reviews

I've lived in Chicago city and later moved to suburbs when family size increased. Absolutely love this city. This is the cleanest and most beautiful among the major  More

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Chicago is probably the best value in a major city that you can find and my personal favorite city. It will become increasingly important as climate change makes the  More

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I've live on north side and south side, UIC medical center. Don't move here go to the north side. No good amenities, if you get bored with one there is no other choices.  More

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