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Houston, TX vs Salt Lake City, UT

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Highlights
- Salt Lake City spends 14.8% less per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.4% higher in Salt Lake City than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salt Lake City had 14.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston

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 Houston, TXSalt Lake City, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,825$10,932$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139$8,558$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,942$5,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8221.5816.23
 Students per Librarian147021914573
 Students per Counselor473543530
 Grade School Educ.12.3%4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%4.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.79.5%91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%17.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%49.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.1%13.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%4.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%3.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Reviews for Salt Lake City    94 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Love it more  More

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Over 3 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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I've lived in Salt Lake City almost for six years. Each place can have negative aspects like traffic jams, cost of living, crime and climate etc. However, this city has  More

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ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
ZIPS IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
84106, 84116, 84104, 84105, 84103, 84108, 84102, 84111, 84101, 84112, 12 total

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