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Birmingham, AL vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 22.4% more per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.4% lower in Boulder than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 10.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham

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 Birmingham, ALBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,194$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144$12,130$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,493$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.3217.1116.23
 Students per Librarian5476194573
 Students per Counselor417213530
 Grade School Educ.3.0%1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%1.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.9%96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%10.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.4%3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%76.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.8%25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%5.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%9.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 4 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 4 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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ZIPS IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
35215, 35211, 35205, 35235, 35206, 35208, 35212, 35204, 35207, 35222, 18 total
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80302 80304 80301 80303 80305 80310

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