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Tampa, FL vs Tallahassee, FL

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Highlights
- Tallahassee spends 0.7% more per student than Tampa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.6% lower in Tallahassee than in Tampa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tallahassee had 5.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tampa

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 Tampa, FLTallahassee, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,103$11,178$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,438$9,439$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,009$5,370$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.2417.1316.23
 Students per Librarian10269184573
 Students per Counselor476527530
 Grade School Educ.4.8%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%4.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.4%93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%18.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%49.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.6%13.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%4.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.0%3.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Tampa    162 Reviews

The people in Tampa are fantastic but the city is a total bore. All events are always in South Tampa and never elsewhere, ie, North Tampa. The north end never  More

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Over 2 years ago

I've lived in small towns before and now for the past 25 years in this large metropolis. It's a very nice city. Lots of jobs, shopping restaurants, churches, Busch  More

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This is my favorite city that I have ever lived in. I am reading all of these terrible reviews for Tampa, but then when I read what people are writing, they are actually  More

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Reviews for Tallahassee    74 Reviews

My husband and I have been here for 5 years - we are not from Florida. Tallahassee is a very livable city. It is FULL of natural beauty and trees - you are surrounded by  More

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Over 4 years ago

Tallahassee is backwards. The housing is abundant yet way overpriced. The utility bills are insane with many extra fees-much higher than average. Lots of drunk students  More

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I lived in Tallahassee from 1999 to 2002 as a college student at FSU. I was not a fan of the town back then, but now I absolutely love it. I have been living here (for  More

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ZIPS IN TAMPA, FLORIDA
33647, 33612, 33610, 33604, 33611, 33629, 33607, 33603, 33606, 33609, 15 total
ZIPS IN TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA
32303, 32304, 32312, 32309, 32301, 32308, 32311, 32305, 32310, 32317, 11 total

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