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Longmont, CO vs Anchorage, AK

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Highlights
- Anchorage spends 2.9% more per student than Longmont.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.9% higher in Anchorage than in Longmont. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Anchorage had 2.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Longmont

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 Longmont, COAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,153$16,628$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130$15,402$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,939$8,961$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.1117.4416.23
 Students per Librarian6194994573
 Students per Counselor213413530
 Grade School Educ.3.7%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.7%94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.6%25.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.8%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.9%36.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.3%9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Longmont    19 Reviews

I lived here for 4 years and it's pretty nice. It gets cold and stays cold for a good 8 months, but other than that I loved it. There are a lot of amenities. It is  More

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Over 5 years ago

I just move from other state to Longmont. In my opinion Longmont is one of the safest city in US which is have a low crime, its great city to raised family .Has a great  More

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Fantastic place to live. Four golf courses, many parks, 10 minutes to the foothills and 40 minutes from the Rockies, the location is hard to beat if you want to be 45  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 LONGMONT, COLORADO
80504 80501 80503
ZIPS IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
99504, 99507, 99508, 99577, 99502, 99515, 99516, 99501, 99517, 99503, 17 total

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