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Boulder, CO vs Fort Collins, CO

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Highlights
- Fort Collins spends 11.2% less per student than Boulder.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.8% lower in Fort Collins than in Boulder. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Collins had 0.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Boulder

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 Boulder, COFort Collins, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,153$14,339$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130$11,528$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,939$6,338$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.1116.4616.23
 Students per Librarian6194844573
 Students per Counselor213173530
 Grade School Educ.1.4%1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%2.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.9%97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%17.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.3.6%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.8%56.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.25.0%17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.7%2.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree9.0%3.8%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 3 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  More

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ZIPS IN BOULDER, COLORADO
80302 80304 80301 80303 80305 80310
ZIPS IN FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
80525 80526 80521 80524 80528

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