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Hobbs, NM vs Anchorage, AK

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- Anchorage spends 39.4% more per student than Hobbs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.0% higher in Anchorage than in Hobbs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Anchorage had 21.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hobbs

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 Hobbs, NMAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,926$16,628$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,736$15,402$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,886$8,961$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.0917.4416.23
 Students per Librarian36994994573
 Students per Counselor696413530
 Grade School Educ.11.0%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.7%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.77.3%94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%25.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.7%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.0%36.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.9%9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.4%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Hobbs    3 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Hobbs, New Mexico is a growing city on the eastern edge of the New Mexico- texas border. The people are friendly and hard working. The school system is in the top tier  More

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Over 14 years ago

Hobbs is the worst place in the U.S. to live. People that live here are snobs and they aren't helpful at all. Forget about getting a job here. If they don't like you,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing for region 2. Affordable place to live 3. Nice physical setting and climate Cons: 1. Very high crime rate 2.  More

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Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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ZIPS IN HOBBS, NEW MEXICO
88240
ZIPS IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
99504, 99507, 99508, 99577, 99502, 99515, 99516, 99501, 99517, 99503, 17 total

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