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Waltham, MA vs Canton, GA

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Highlights
- Canton spends 49.6% less per student than Waltham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.5% higher in Canton than in Waltham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Canton had 8.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Waltham
 Waltham, MACanton, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,872$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,110$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9504573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Waltham    2 Reviews

Over 15 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 Canton    9 Reviews

My husband and I moved here a year ago after having lived in South Florida for the better part of our lives. We are retired and love it up here. Property taxes and  More

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I lived there for almost 2 years and I loved it. Most of the places to shop for groceries and clothing are about a 10 minute walk. When I lived there the apartment I  More

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Over 12 years ago

Overall, this appears to be a nice affordable town with relatively low  More

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