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Southport, NC vs Linden, NJ

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Highlights
- Linden spends 81.3% more per student than Southport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.8% lower in Linden than in Southport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Linden had 6.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Southport
 Southport, NCLinden, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,387$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,370  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,582$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12834573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Linden    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

How could Linden's are quality go from 24 to 92.5 in one year? I live in Linden. They did not close refineries and plant a thousand trees. I can see the air-and  More

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Over 18 years ago

I've lived here for the past 3 years renting 1st floor of a two family house. 3 blocks from train station to NYC. Shopping centers all around. Very strong polish  More

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Moved to Linden a year ago, and really love it. It is bordered on the north by a pretty shady area of Roselle, but that hasn't affected the QOL here. The city is very  More

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