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Bethesda, MD vs Grand Junction, CO

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- Grand Junction spends 23.3% less per student than Bethesda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.7% higher in Grand Junction than in Bethesda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Junction had 7.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,132$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6694573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree17.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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