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Bethesda, MD vs Vail, CO

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- Vail spends 20.2% less per student than Bethesda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.1% lower in Vail than in Bethesda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vail had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDVail, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,754$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,336$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17374573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree17.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Vail    5 Reviews

Over 18 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 19 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 20 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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