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Waverly, NY vs Bethesda, MD

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- Bethesda spends 15.9% less per student than Waverly.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.2% higher in Bethesda than in Waverly. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bethesda had 7.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Waverly
 Waverly, NYBethesda, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,814  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor405  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock13.1%1.5%
Reviews for Waverly    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Waverly is located on the border of Pa. in a area of recent growth, especially since the natural gas interest in the area. although The taxes in NY appear to be higher  More

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Over 16 years ago

The economy here is terrible. Jobs are few and far between. Taxes are high and continue to dramatically increase due to poor government management and escalating debt.  More

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Over 18 years ago

Its too cold for to long up here. The summers are short with it usually raining alot. I love the fall it is beautiful when the leaves  More

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Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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