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Tuscaloosa, AL vs Ann Arbor, MI

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Highlights
- Ann Arbor spends 35.2% more per student than Tuscaloosa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.2% lower in Ann Arbor than in Tuscaloosa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ann Arbor had 8.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tuscaloosa

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 Tuscaloosa, ALAnn Arbor, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,846$16,020$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,927$13,455$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,597$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.2415.1716.23
 Students per Librarian5286474573
 Students per Counselor396503530
 Grade School Educ.2.9%0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%1.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.1%97.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%8.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.8%4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.6%77.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.0%26.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%8.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.0%11.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Tuscaloosa    9 Reviews

This is the deal with Tuscaloosa. If you have strong family support that will keep you on track, you may be okay. Alabama has too many broken, uneducated, poor  More

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We've lived in Tuscaloosa for several years now. It's a diverse, friendly college town -- home of the University of Alabama and it's lovely campus -- that is relatively  More

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Tuscaloosa used to have some character. We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places for  More

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Reviews for Ann Arbor    49 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Highly educated city. traffic and parking is bad. university culture is nice, not sure about elsewhere. no good pizza! if you're looking for food, I recommend "a taste  More

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Uh, compared to my other favorite college towns this one lacks flavor. Safer and kinda pretty, but not the greenest place, it's fine. Good restaurants, music, art,  More

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Over 9 years ago

Ann Arbor bus service (AATA) is quite good. The Detroit Metro Airport is only a 20 min. drive away and is also quite good. The traffic in Ann Arbor is usually mild  More

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ZIPS IN TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA
35405 35401 35404 35406 35456 35446
ZIPS IN ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN
48103 48104 48105 48109

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