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Arlington, WA vs Grand Junction, CO

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Highlights
- Grand Junction spends 14.6% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.7% lower in Grand Junction than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Junction had 0.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington

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 Arlington, WAGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,718$15,132$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,748$11,210$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,118$5,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.9116.3116.23
 Students per Librarian15646694573
 Students per Counselor420250530
 Grade School Educ.2.4%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.7%91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.5%24.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.2%7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.9%34.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.3%7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%2.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.4%1.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Arlington    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Arlington is a nice area, however the property taxes are very high. We built a home here in 2015 . The home is similar to the one we lived in in Arlington's "twin" city  More

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Arlington is north of Seattle. Like the entire Greater Seattle area, the quality of life is easy going. The weather is generally gentle all year long. A little snow in  More

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Over 15 years ago

We live on the West side of I-5, area known as Smokey Point/Lakewood/7 Lakes. As do several other family members. The area still has a very rural feeling without driving  More

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Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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ZIPS IN ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON
98223
ZIPS IN GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO
81501 81503 81506 81505

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