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West Hartford, CT vs Columbia, MD

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 28.5% less per student than West Hartford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.2% higher in Columbia than in West Hartford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to West Hartford
 West Hartford, CTColumbia, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,830  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.33  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor341  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.7%1.5%
Reviews for West Hartford    6 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Great restaurants and school system, but can be difficult to meet people, especially as an adult. Winters can be brutal, as in the last 2-3  More

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West Hartford is a great big suburb next to a not-as-great little city. It has a somewhat diverse (at least as far as central Connecticut suburbs go) population, and a  More

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Over 17 years ago

West Hartford is a well maintained community that is safe, attractive, and provides many amenities to the people who live here. Schools are rated among the best in the  More

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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