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Grass Valley, CA vs Aurora, CO

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Highlights
- Aurora spends 31.6% less per student than Grass Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.8% lower in Aurora than in Grass Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Aurora had 6.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Grass Valley

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 Grass Valley, CAAurora, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$22,261$15,228$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,261$12,429$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,309$7,402$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.9717.6816.23
 Students per Librarian840217764573
 Students per Counselor433353530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%6.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.5%86.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.8%21.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.0%9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.8%31.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.7%8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%1.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Grass Valley    15 Reviews

I've lived many places in California. I've now lived in Grass Valley for 2 years. Grass Valley and it's sister Nevada City are adorable little towns full of history and  More

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Grass valley has become a sad place to live. I was born and raised here and can no longer afford to raise my small family here. Look up the median annual wage and the  More

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I'm 25 years old and I've lived in this town all of my life, and I'm saving every single dollar I make to leave here and never come back. It's a shame, because at one  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 GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
95945
ZIPS IN AURORA, COLORADO
80013, 80016, 80012, 80011, 80010, 80014, 80017, 80018, 80019, 80045, 10 total

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