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Commerce City, CO vs Arvada, CO

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Highlights
- Arvada spends 10.3% less per student than Commerce City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.8% lower in Arvada than in Commerce City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Arvada had 14.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Commerce City
 Commerce City, COArvada, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,308$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,298  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,923$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.67  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6574573
 Students per Counselor324  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Commerce City    3 Reviews

I've lived here for 12 years. Back then the houses were priced right, you could get a nice smaller house for under 100k. Right now the prices are outrageous, like  More

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I recently moved to Commerce City, specifically the Reunion/Buffalo Mesa area. I love it here - it's a great family community with a wide variety of ethnicities. There  More

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Shacks, Blue collar trash, and crime. Add in traffic, oil refineries, and the smell of fresh pretrol with a truck stop and there you have Commerce City. The name speaks  More

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Reviews for Arvada    6 Reviews

We absolutely love it here. Schools are top notch and being close to the mountains is amazing.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I sorely miss the agricultural element that was a big part of Arvada, even up through the 1970s. The climate is beautiful, and Arvada used to have a large population of  More

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Over 10 years ago

Having lived in Arvada, Colorado for seven years, I will say that it is a nice and safe city to live in. The educational system is very good, as is the crime rate. The  More

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