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Boulder, CO vs Issaquah, WA

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Highlights
- Issaquah spends 24.2% more per student than Boulder.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.3% higher in Issaquah than in Boulder. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Issaquah had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Boulder
 Boulder, COIssaquah, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor213  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%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 Issaquah    11 Reviews

Great place if you enjoy living in a city of cloned homes, cars, and humans with no souls. You know the ones. Why show off your new Mercedes, Land Rover or Porsche when  More

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I lived in Issaquah for close to 30 years. I have seen a lot of changes in the city - some good and some not so good. I was very sad to leave and even sorrier to have  More

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Over 6 years ago

Issaquah WAS a 5-star place to live, play, work, own a home, and raise a family. That was up until the late '70s and early 80s. Issaquah was a country utopia for over a  More

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