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West Palm Beach, FL vs Somerville, MA

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Highlights
- Somerville spends 81.0% more per student than West Palm Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.8% lower in Somerville than in West Palm Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Somerville had 5.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to West Palm Beach
 West Palm Beach, FLSomerville, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,942  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.2%1.5%
Reviews for West Palm Beach    51 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Palm Beach county is getting over crowded at least from point of view. High property taxes and home owners insurance (due to hurricanes) traffic is getting worse.   More

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Over 9 years ago

I couldn't think of a better place to live. There are so many things to do around town. Traffic in not bad, for the most part. There's a good mix of cultural diversity.  More

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Over 9 years ago

Why is Cultural diversity considered a pro for West Palm  More

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Reviews for Somerville    3 Reviews

I've lived in Somerville/Cambridge for 10 years, the last 4.5 with my husband in Spring Hill. It really is a great place to live if you are in your 20s & 30s: it is  More

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Living in Somerville is OK. I'm not a 'city' person and I would rather be out in the country some place, but it's not too bad here. I'm in my early 50s and own a house.  More

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Over 17 years ago

we are midwest transplants to the Boston area and lucked out by finding this great little neighborhood - right on the train line, little stores and good community - we  More

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