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Columbia, MD vs Estes Park, CO

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Highlights
- Estes Park spends 19.9% less per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.3% higher in Estes Park than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Estes Park had 1.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, MDEstes Park, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,339$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,615  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,338$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4844573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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Reviews for Estes Park    10 Reviews

I have lived here for 12 years. My spouse and I have been trying to make enough money to get out of here! If you want to live in a place that's more than 25% higher to  More

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Over 13 years ago

like alot of small towns(4500) thers not alot to do especially in the  More

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There isn't a school in Drake, Colorado. They children are either bused to Estes Park or Loveland, Colorado. Drake is a small area, but the area Post Office 80515  More

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