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Southport, NC vs Boston, MA

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Highlights
- Boston spends 127.9% more per student than Southport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.3% lower in Boston than in Southport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boston had 5.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Southport
 Southport, NCBoston, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$29,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,370  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,967$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Southport    3 Reviews

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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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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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 Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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