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The Villages, FL vs Bethesda, MD

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- Bethesda spends 83.5% more per student than The Villages.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.4% lower in Bethesda than in The Villages. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bethesda had 0.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to The Villages
 The Villages, FLBethesda, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,215  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor343  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock13.1%1.5%
Reviews for The Villages    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

The Village’s is a great place to ride your bike with all the many bike trails or golf cart trails to ride on, the problem with this place that ive experienced with this  More

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Over 4 years ago

we were considering the Villages but honestly, not interested in living in a place where people do not support our president, that is  More

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Over 5 years ago

Since 2010, it has had a population growth of 85.0%, which is a bit low compared to 2020. As for the Cons - Violent Crime - This is definitely not true. It might be in  More

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Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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