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St. Simons, GA vs Palm Bay, FL

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- Palm Bay spends 18.9% less per student than St. Simons.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.0% higher in Palm Bay than in St. Simons. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palm Bay had 7.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Simons
 St. Simons, GAPalm Bay, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,496  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8384573
 Students per Counselor452  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for St. Simons    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

nice place with a cute downtown. nice winter but summer are a way too humide and the nat bugs are very bad; they eat eat you to bone!!! the wages are low and not much to  More

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Over 19 years ago

It is beautiful, with the tree-lined streets and sunny beaches but it is also a very crazy place. Living on an island does something to people; it's as if all anyone  More

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Over 19 years ago

St. Simons is a beautiful little southern island. Real estate is over priced and the variety of people is low. It is a wonderful place to raise your children and to  More

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Reviews for Palm Bay    27 Reviews

I moved to Palm Bay in 2020 and the cost of living has skyrocketed! A two bedroom apartment was around $900/month in 2020. Now it's $1600 and up. Mostly up. A three  More

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My family of 4 have lived here in NW Palm Bay for over 10 years. My wife and my son from another marriage lived here for over 7 before that. I myself have lived here for  More

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I lived in Palm Bay for 12 years. It's a very unfriendly and crowded place to live. It's well into the 90's from late April till right around the 10th of November. The  More

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