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Ann Arbor, MI vs Durango, CO

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Highlights
- Durango spends 19.0% less per student than Ann Arbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.6% lower in Durango than in Ann Arbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Durango had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ann Arbor
 Ann Arbor, MIDurango, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,980$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,455  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6464573
 Students per Counselor503  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Ann Arbor    49 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Highly educated city. traffic and parking is bad. university culture is nice, not sure about elsewhere. no good pizza! if you're looking for food, I recommend "a taste  More

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Uh, compared to my other favorite college towns this one lacks flavor. Safer and kinda pretty, but not the greenest place, it's fine. Good restaurants, music, art,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Ann Arbor bus service (AATA) is quite good. The Detroit Metro Airport is only a 20 min. drive away and is also quite good. The traffic in Ann Arbor is usually mild  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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