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Boulder City, NV vs Las Cruces, NM

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Highlights
- Las Cruces spends 7.4% more per student than Boulder City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.4% lower in Las Cruces than in Boulder City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Las Cruces had 8.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boulder City
 Boulder City, NVLas Cruces, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,456$12,307$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,498$11,055$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,642$6,484$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.9315.0516.23
 Students per Librarian72819124573
 Students per Counselor450468530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%6.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.5%87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.8%22.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.4%9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.0%36.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.0%11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Boulder City    4 Reviews

I'm an Air Force Veteran, born in New Jersey who left home at 18 and have live in at least 20 US towns and communities over the past fifty years. I moved out of Silicon  More

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Boulder City is all about Clean Green, but the only Dog Park in the city is all dirt. Henderson, NV and Las Vegas have multiple Grass dog parks. Boulder City has 3  More

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Over 16 years ago

All heavy truck traffic has been routed off the Hoover Dam since the 9-11 attacks due to national "infrastructure" security concerns and this has had the effect of  More

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Reviews for Las Cruces    50 Reviews

I've lived in Las Cruces for six months now. Before moving here I was in Albuquerque (3 hrs north) for four years and before that I lived in Northern Utah most of my  More

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Over 1 years ago

Las Cruces is a hidden gem! Homes are still affordable, you're not far from bigger city entertainment/transportation, and the scenery in beautiful. It's not all dry  More

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Over 3 years ago

It depends on what you are looking for; for me Las Cruces is and ideal place. I am retired and the kind of places I seek to live in have changed over the years. I have  More

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