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Boulder, CO vs Plainfield, IL

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Highlights
- Plainfield spends 12.5% more per student than Boulder.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.8% lower in Plainfield than in Boulder. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plainfield had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boulder
 Boulder, COPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,169$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,784$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14914573
 Students per Counselor213  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%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 Plainfield    13 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Plenty of housing in Plainfield, Joliet, IL area but norm on rent for a three bedroom house is around $2000.00  More

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Over 12 years ago

We transferred from the East Coast to Chicagoland and did not know where to live....We have kids and did NOT want the excess (read Drug Problems) in Naperville....Our  More

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Over 12 years ago

Plainfield is a good place to live, housing is descent, low crime.   More

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