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Truro, MA vs Bethesda, MD

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- Bethesda spends 18.7% less per student than Truro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.6% higher in Bethesda than in Truro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bethesda had 7.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Truro
 Truro, MABethesda, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,730  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor329  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock13.1%1.5%
Reviews for Truro    1 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I live here in the summer months and travel most of the year. I have spent a few months in Sarasota, Fl but I'm thinking more of settling on the east coast between Ft.  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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