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Boulder, CO vs Bountiful, UT

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Highlights
- Bountiful spends 40.7% less per student than Boulder.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.9% higher in Bountiful than in Boulder. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bountiful had 0.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Boulder
 Boulder, COBountiful, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,577$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,168$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock99794573
 Students per Counselor213  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
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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Reviews for Bountiful    5 Reviews

I really liked it for a while. I was more in West Bountiful and I think if I had moved to Bountiful itself, I might have gotten along better. Its a pretty area. I  More

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I finally bought a house in Bountiful this year, since my husband just got transferred to Salt Lake City, and think that I might have missed the bottom of the home  More

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Over 17 years ago

Its really hard to believe but Bountiful is one of the safest places I have ever lived in. I mean I know things still happen here, but I have never been in a place with  More

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