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Boulder, CO vs Northfield, MN

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- Northfield spends 23.9% more per student than Boulder.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.5% lower in Northfield than in Boulder. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Northfield had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boulder
 Boulder, CONorthfield, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,007$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,138$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9104573
 Students per Counselor213  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.8%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 Northfield    5 Reviews

The city has nothing really to offer but high taxes and bad streets and sidewalks. Winter is really bad as the city sidewalks are barely passable. You usually can not  More

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For a town of 20 thousand, the amount of cars on the road at any given time is absolutely insane. Residents will tell you it's no secret that the drivers here are  More

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I've lived in Northfield for almost 14 years now, owning my own home here the entire time. I'm originally from the Twin Cities, and moved to Northfield after several  More

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