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Fort Collins, CO vs Aurora, CO

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Highlights
- Aurora spends 6.2% more per student than Fort Collins.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.4% higher in Aurora than in Fort Collins. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Aurora had 10.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Collins

Education
 Fort Collins, COAurora, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,339$15,228$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,528$12,429$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,338$7,402$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.4617.6816.23
 Students per Librarian48417764573
 Students per Counselor173353530
 Grade School Educ.1.0%6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%6.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.0%86.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.3%21.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.6%31.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.17.5%8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.8%1.1%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Aurora    40 Reviews

Used to be affordable. I lived in aurora for 5 years and it was a great because I could drive to all the cool places in Denver and elsewhere. I was priced out  More

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It is ok. Not great. It used to be worth the cost (4/5 stars). The schools are mediocre, the people are hit or miss. People born here are friendly but  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for 10 years, and I gotta say, it's easily one of the most overpriced cities I've ever lived in. The cost of living makes it not worth it to live here,  More

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ZIPS IN FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
80525 80526 80521 80524 80528
ZIPS IN AURORA, COLORADO
80013, 80016, 80012, 80011, 80010, 80014, 80017, 80018, 80019, 80045, 10 total

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