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Watertown Town, MA vs Pittsfield, MA

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- Pittsfield spends 0.8% less per student than Watertown Town.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.1% lower in Pittsfield than in Watertown Town. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsfield had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Watertown Town
 Watertown Town, MAPittsfield, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,370$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,441$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3974573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Watertown Town    4 Reviews

I’ve lived in Watertown for 3½ years after living in Cambridge. It’s slightly further out and could use a couple more MBTA bus lines to make being car-free easier  More

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Over 16 years ago

Watertown has "small town charm" in abundance despite literally sharing borders with both Boston and  More

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I first lived in Watertown several years ago as fresh college grad, and now I've been here again for 2 years with my husband and son. In both instances, I've loved it.   More

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Reviews for Pittsfield    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have grown up in Pittsfield, moved away, and came back. The loss of the GE manufacturing plant in the 80's adversely affected this blue collar city. This is not the  More

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Pittsfield has done nothing to attract any form of business for the 40 of 47 years that I have lived here. The current tax rate is now 3.7% for business property - that  More

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Hello, I was surprised to see Pittsfield, MA, listed as one of the towns with least crime. We've had 4 shootings since the beginning of the year! Where do you get  More

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