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Fairfax, VA vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 8.1% less per student than Fairfax.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is % in Boulder than in Fairfax. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had % residents who had graduated High School compared to Fairfax

Education
 Fairfax, VABoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,573$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085$12,130$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$10,083$6,939$7,999
Pupil/Teacher Ratio 17.1116.23

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Reviews for Fairfax    28 Reviews

I lived in the area for 17 years through high school until I eventually became a truck driver. Having now seen most states extensively, I wanted to fairly review what  More

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Living in Fairfax, or any of the Northern Virginia suburbs of DC, means dealing with highways that are a Gordian knot of converging lanes and overpasses, making long  More

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Over 9 years ago

The Cost of living here is high. Though the standard of living is also high, unless you're making over 50,000/year, it's difficult to both live and build any sort of  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 BOULDER, COLORADO
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