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Urbana, IL vs Somerville, MA

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Highlights
- Somerville spends 15.1% more per student than Urbana.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.7% lower in Somerville than in Urbana. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Somerville had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Urbana
 Urbana, ILSomerville, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,342  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor486  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.2%1.5%
Reviews for Urbana    7 Reviews

This town is horrendous. I cannot figure out why they think they are so important, as they wouldn't even exist if the college was not here. Just another worthless 40,000  More

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Over 16 years ago

Greetings: Urbana is a good college town to live but it comes with the usual dependency on the university for most of its cultural entertainment. Thankfully, it has a  More

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Over 17 years ago

Urbana really doesn't have much in the way recreation unless, your into the partying scene and even then there are only a few hangout places. Urbana is more of a  More

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Reviews for Somerville    3 Reviews

I've lived in Somerville/Cambridge for 10 years, the last 4.5 with my husband in Spring Hill. It really is a great place to live if you are in your 20s & 30s: it is  More

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Living in Somerville is OK. I'm not a 'city' person and I would rather be out in the country some place, but it's not too bad here. I'm in my early 50s and own a house.  More

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Over 17 years ago

we are midwest transplants to the Boston area and lucked out by finding this great little neighborhood - right on the train line, little stores and good community - we  More

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