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Stamford, CT vs Kingston, NY

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Highlights
- Kingston spends 33.9% more per student than Stamford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.1% lower in Kingston than in Stamford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kingston had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Stamford
 Stamford, CTKingston, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,766$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,531$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5124573
 Students per Counselor356  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Stamford    22 Reviews

I've lived here for about 6 months and actually love it! I lived on Long Island, Queens, and Brooklyn here and there for 11 years, and you definitely appreciate how much  More

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I lived here 4 yrs coming from NY fir a better life for my son. I live with suster cant afford something on my own because for a 2 bdrm its over 2300 . Too many luxury  More

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Over 11 years ago

Fairfield county connecticut is the most expensive fully adjusted place to live in the contninental us. and its in  More

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Reviews for Kingston    10 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I was hopeful after the mayoral election in 2011, which also saw a Democrat elected as Alderman for my area, that the new regime would unite the people  More

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New politics coming to town, huge environmental movement, artist community is very strong, Keegan Ales alone is worth the trip, incredibly inexpensive city properties  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have lived in Ulster County my entire life. The last 20 years in Kingston. The best part of living here is the change of seasons. It is so beautiful in the fall.   More

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