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Colorado Springs, CO vs Stamford, CT

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Highlights
- Stamford spends 83.4% more per student than Colorado Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.1% lower in Stamford than in Colorado Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Stamford had 5.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Colorado Springs
 Colorado Springs, COStamford, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,295  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,792$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5064573
 Students per Counselor274  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Colorado Springs    199 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I grew up in Colorado Springs, left for the military, and moved back in 2008. It is not the same place I grew up in or what it was 15 years ago. High crime,  More

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Over 1 years ago

Moved here from san diego. All expenses went up with exception to gas. San diego may not have an affordable housing market, but with all others equal san diego is still  More

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Moved here in the summer from one of the hottest places on earth and my quality of life has gone up dramatically. I can walk outside, there are enormous mountains to  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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