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Waltham, MA vs Iowa City, IA

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Highlights
- Iowa City spends 24.6% less per student than Waltham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.8% higher in Iowa City than in Waltham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Iowa City had 4.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Waltham
 Waltham, MAIowa City, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,755$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,669$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5004573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.0%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 Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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