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Philadelphia, PA vs Vail, CO

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Highlights
- Vail spends 39.0% less per student than Philadelphia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.9% lower in Vail than in Philadelphia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vail had 14.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Philadelphia

Education
 Philadelphia, PAVail, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$25,843$15,754$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,192$13,095$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,842$7,336$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0412.816.23
 Students per Librarian238017374573
 Students per Counselor408167530
 Grade School Educ.5.1%0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%0.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.6%99.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%66.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.3%18.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%5.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%0.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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Reviews for Vail    5 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Vail..pros/ cons Pros 1. beautiful town 2. very low crime Cons 1. Ungodly expensive and that's an understatement 2. unless you are rich and beautiful, this isn't  More

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Over 18 years ago

Vail is beautiful year round. Fabulous skiing, hiking, fishing, shopping, restaurants, etc. However, the price you pay to live in a resort town is extremely high cost  More

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Over 19 years ago

Vail is very different that other areas of the U.S. I have lived in Seattle, Los Angeles, Orange County, Austin TX, Monterey CA... and it is another world here. World  More

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ZIPS IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
19120, 19111, 19124, 19143, 19134, 19149, 19104, 19148, 19140, 19145, 48 total
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