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Mountain Home, ID vs Tacoma, WA

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Highlights
- Tacoma spends 129.0% more per student than Mountain Home.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.2% higher in Tacoma than in Mountain Home. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tacoma had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mountain Home

Education
 Mountain Home, IDTacoma, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$8,018$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,506$14,056$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,533$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7518.6816.23
 Students per Librarian110111394573
 Students per Counselor567441530
 Grade School Educ.3.6%4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%5.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.3%90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.3%23.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.2%10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.0%31.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.2.5%8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.2%1.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Mountain Home    5 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

The cost of living is low in Idaho, even though the taxes are high. We definitley have 4 seasons, cold in winter and hot in  More

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I was stationed at the base in the late 60s. I am sure many things have changed. Don't remember much so can anyone tell me about bugs (mosquitoes), wind, heat, cold  More

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Over 15 years ago

We have lived here since 1991 and love it... the wind can be brutal in the spring, summers are hot and dry, and the winters can be cold and snowy and we love it... Cost  More

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Reviews for Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 3 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 4 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  More

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ZIPS IN MOUNTAIN HOME, IDAHO
83647
ZIPS IN TACOMA, WASHINGTON
98404, 98409, 98405, 98406, 98407, 98422, 98408, 98418, 98403, 98465, 13 total

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