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Yonkers, NY vs Torrington, CT

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Highlights
- Torrington spends 16.4% less per student than Yonkers.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.5% lower in Torrington than in Yonkers. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Torrington had 8.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yonkers
 Yonkers, NYTorrington, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,218$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,367  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,331$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3864573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Yonkers    7 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I lived in Yonkers my entire life, close enough to the city with less congestion. Some areas are difficult to access, and you must have a car to get around. There are a  More

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I've lived in this city for over 20 years in the Bryn Mawr section and I love it. We are the closest suburb to NYC. I can go and watch a broadway show and be back at  More

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My family and I have lived in northeast Yonkers for 18 years after leaving the grime and crime of Manhattan (my home). I bought a cute colonial on a quiet street 11  More

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Reviews for Torrington    8 Reviews

I bought a bank owned house in Torrington in 2011 and actually sold it for less in 2018 just to get out of this horrible place. The taxes are awful, 46 mill rate for  More

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I have lived and worked in Torrington for 25 years, but am not originally from here. Torrington is the biggest city, really the only city, in NW CT. Further north and  More

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Except for the winter (which I don't like anywhere), this region is beautiful. Torrington is an old mill town, so parts of it are definitely rough around the edges. On  More

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