2025 Compare Cities Education:
Boulder, CO vs Stamford, CT

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Highlights
- Stamford spends 42.3% more per student than Boulder.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.4% lower in Stamford than in Boulder. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Stamford had 8.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boulder
 Boulder, COStamford, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,792$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5064573
 Students per Counselor213  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%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 Stamford    22 Reviews

I've lived here for about 6 months and actually love it! I lived on Long Island, Queens, and Brooklyn here and there for 11 years, and you definitely appreciate how much  More

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I lived here 4 yrs coming from NY fir a better life for my son. I live with suster cant afford something on my own because for a 2 bdrm its over 2300 . Too many luxury  More

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Over 10 years ago

Fairfield county connecticut is the most expensive fully adjusted place to live in the contninental us. and its in  More

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