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Southport, NC vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Houston spends 0.6% less per student than Southport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.9% lower in Houston than in Southport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 15.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Southport
 Southport, NCHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,370  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14704573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 Houston    371 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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