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Wesley Chapel, FL vs Palm Bay, FL

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- Palm Bay spends 1.7% more per student than Wesley Chapel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.1% lower in Palm Bay than in Wesley Chapel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palm Bay had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wesley Chapel
 Wesley Chapel, FLPalm Bay, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,896  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.22  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8384573
 Students per Counselor443  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Wesley Chapel    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I moved here and wish I had known, the crime is high around shopping areas. Get on any crime map and it compares to bad areas in Tampa. Look for yourself! Housing  More

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Over 8 years ago

Wesley Chapel is great and is near everything you  More

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Over 12 years ago

Your 2013 estimate of 43,559 is way low. Wesley Chapel grew from under 6,000 people in the 2000 U.S. Census to 44,092 in the 2010 census -- an astounding 670% growth  More

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Reviews for Palm Bay    27 Reviews

I moved to Palm Bay in 2020 and the cost of living has skyrocketed! A two bedroom apartment was around $900/month in 2020. Now it's $1600 and up. Mostly up. A three  More

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My family of 4 have lived here in NW Palm Bay for over 10 years. My wife and my son from another marriage lived here for over 7 before that. I myself have lived here for  More

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I lived in Palm Bay for 12 years. It's a very unfriendly and crowded place to live. It's well into the 90's from late April till right around the 10th of November. The  More

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