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Colorado Springs, CO vs Albany, NY

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Highlights
- Albany spends 107.7% more per student than Colorado Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.9% lower in Albany than in Colorado Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Albany had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Colorado Springs

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 Colorado Springs, COAlbany, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,529$26,020$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,295$20,333$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,663$13,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.0612.6416.23
 Students per Librarian6217774573
 Students per Counselor274248530
 Grade School Educ.2.4%4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%6.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.9%89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%16.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.7%9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.2%44.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.0%14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%3.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.7%3.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Colorado Springs    198 Reviews

Moved here from san diego. All expenses went up with exception to gas. San diego may not have an affordable housing market, but with all others equal san diego is still  More

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Moved here in the summer from one of the hottest places on earth and my quality of life has gone up dramatically. I can walk outside, there are enormous mountains to  More

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I have been in COS on and off for a couple years, finally making the permanent move several months ago. I have lived in Philly, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, and Charlotte,  More

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Reviews for Albany    56 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I live relatively close to Albany, and I gotta say, its a great city. I think it has a lot of good places for food, good living spaces, nice jobs and offices, and I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived just outside of Albany in Clifton Park and its always been decent for me. The town is nice and theres a lot to do. The prices are a little expensive including  More

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Over 4 years ago

Good place to retire. Walkable. Young people. Buses. Sidewalks. Feel safe here in Whitehall neighborhood. Plenty to do. Taxes in ny are high,but you get what you pay  More

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ZIPS IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
80918, 80916, 80909, 80920, 80906, 80917, 80910, 80922, 80923, 80907, 21 total
ZIPS IN ALBANY, NEW YORK
12203 12208 12206 12209 12210 12202 12222 12207

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