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Colorado Springs, CO vs Sun City, AZ

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Highlights
- Sun City spends 15.7% less per student than Colorado Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.9% higher in Sun City than in Colorado Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sun City had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Colorado Springs

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 Colorado Springs, COSun City, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,529$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,295$8,653$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,663$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.0618.2416.23
 Students per Librarian62123484573
 Students per Counselor274718530
 Grade School Educ.2.4%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%4.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.9%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%28.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.7%9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.2%26.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.0%8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.7%0.9%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 Sun City    9 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

We are so happy to live in Sun City. The Sun City Recreation Centers are available for use by all citizens who pay the yearly membership (required). There are many  More

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Over 14 years ago

Sun City, Arizona is a great place to live either year round or as a snow bird. Sun City has wonderful recreation centers (8 and counting) with over 150 clubs with  More

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Over 14 years ago

I lived in Payson, but moved away searching for some Culture, drama, & musicals. I really enjoyed the hiking, and ourdoors living in Payson. After I recuperated from  More

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ZIPS IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
80918, 80916, 80909, 80920, 80906, 80917, 80910, 80922, 80923, 80907, 21 total
ZIPS IN SUN CITY, ARIZONA
85351 85373

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