2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bay City, MI vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 47.7% more per student than Bay City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.1% higher in Boulder than in Bay City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 10.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bay City
 Bay City, MIBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,065  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor559  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for Bay City    7 Reviews

Bay City offers low prices for homes due to lower population (Current lower demand). Years ago, the population was more than 3x as big due to big lumber industry, etc.  More

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But everything else is going to  More

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There are many pros to Bay City, it is incredibly cheap to live in and most everything is very affordable. The problem is that the economy is terrible and there aren't  More

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Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 5 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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