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Anderson, IN vs Durango, CO

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- Durango spends 0.1% less per student than Anderson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.9% lower in Durango than in Anderson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Durango had 11.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Anderson
 Anderson, INDurango, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,980$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,338  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6464573
 Students per Counselor3025  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Anderson    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Seems to check all the boxes for retirement. Housing appears to be affordable and is close to a large city  More

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This city has had it's problems, as many of the Whiners & Moaners making comments here have written. So What! There are probably a thousand cities in the USA today with  More

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Over 14 years ago

Anderson lost thousands of jobs from the auto industry which resulted in many vacant houses. Combine that with the housing bubble popping and the result is very  More

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Reviews for Durango    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I grew up in Durango, fifth generation. Of course it is beautiful and my roots are there. Too many people have moved there though. I still love the landscape, and my  More

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Absolutely wonderful place to live. The amount of scenery and natural beauty within 5 hours in all directions (literally all of them) is unbeatable. So close to  More

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Been in or near durango for 20 years and am stuck here. Can't earn enough to live on, no decent jobs, ridiculously expensive housing, relatively unfriendly, snobbish  More

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