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Washington, DC vs Danbury, CT

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- Danbury spends 24.1% less per student than Washington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.6% higher in Danbury than in Washington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Danbury had 9.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Washington
 Washington, DCDanbury, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,069  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,792$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5064573
 Students per Counselor445  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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Reviews for Danbury    17 Reviews

If you are looking for a city, that you still get to New York City from, Danbury, with its funky, unique homes, vibrant foodie scene, super hip downtown library,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Most folks can't afford to retire to  More

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Over 12 years ago

It is very hard to make ends meet unless you are in the upper class. Growing up we had the best place to live. A great Town. Now we are a city that is being taken over  More

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