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Columbus, GA vs Vail, CO

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Highlights
- Vail spends 33.8% more per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.5% lower in Vail than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vail had 12.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus
 Columbus, GAVail, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,754$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,404  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,336$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17374573
 Students per Counselor388  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Columbus    9 Reviews

I have lived here for 6.5 years. In-town is cute with nice restaurants and sometimes music. It hasn’t realized it’s full potential though. Houses are still reasonably  More

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no,nonono NEVER MOVE HERE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. as someone who is almost out of highschool and i can finally go to my homecountry after 10 years of begging to move, never  More

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This once beautiful and safe town is now crime ridden and trashy courtesy of Theresa Tomlinson’s 2 terms as mayor. Even if you live in the north end you are no longer  More

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Reviews for Vail    5 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Vail..pros/ cons Pros 1. beautiful town 2. very low crime Cons 1. Ungodly expensive and that's an understatement 2. unless you are rich and beautiful, this isn't  More

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Over 19 years ago

Vail is beautiful year round. Fabulous skiing, hiking, fishing, shopping, restaurants, etc. However, the price you pay to live in a resort town is extremely high cost  More

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Over 20 years ago

Vail is very different that other areas of the U.S. I have lived in Seattle, Los Angeles, Orange County, Austin TX, Monterey CA... and it is another world here. World  More

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