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Waltham, MA vs Ann Arbor, MI

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Highlights
- Ann Arbor spends 32.0% less per student than Waltham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.5% higher in Ann Arbor than in Waltham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ann Arbor had 5.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Waltham

Education
 Waltham, MAAnn Arbor, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student$23,560$16,020$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196$13,455$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,141$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.9915.1716.23
 Students per Librarian3546474573
 Students per Counselor331503530
 Grade School Educ.3.9%0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%1.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.6%97.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%8.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.7%4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.5%77.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.19.6%26.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%8.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.1%11.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Waltham    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

My husband and I moved from west of Worcester to Waltham a few months ago and are really enjoying life here. We're situated in an apartment close to Moody Street and  More

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Waltham is home to two well respected colleges/universities: Bentley and Brandeis. That, however, is not all. For within half an hour or so, by commuter train or car,  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 WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
02453 02451 02452
ZIPS IN ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN
48103 48104 48105 48109

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