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Southport, NC vs Blowing Rock, NC

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- Blowing Rock spends 12.6% less per student than Southport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.9% lower in Blowing Rock than in Southport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Blowing Rock had 4.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Southport
 Southport, NCBlowing Rock, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,275$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,370  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,728$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9694573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%1.5%
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Reviews for Southport    3 Reviews
Elvin · Randolph, NJ
Beautiful place
Over 12 years ago

I found the other reviews interesting stating that the housing market is priced high. This is very subjective and based on what they've looked at. We live in NJ and are  More

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Joseph · Southport, NC
Not so bad
Over 15 years ago

I hated to leave the other reveiw stand alone. Yes cost of living is higher in Southport than say Whiteville or Fayetteville. You do pay a premium to live next to the  More

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mike · Southport, NC
Southport, NC
Over 17 years ago

Southport is a great place to live if you can stand the cost of living. Housing prices are high, taxes are high, and utilities are expensive. The city of Southport is  More

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Reviews for Blowing Rock    2 Reviews
Maki · Blowing Rock, NC
weather
Over 11 years ago

I've been in Blowing Rock for about 8 years and can't wait to leave this gloomy place. It is grey and cloudy most of the time. The rating it has on this site of 199  More

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Douglas · Blowing Rock, NC
the weather
Over 17 years ago

great in the summer, but very cold in the  More

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