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Commerce City, CO vs San Mateo, CA

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Highlights
- San Mateo spends 35.4% more per student than Commerce City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.0% higher in San Mateo than in Commerce City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Mateo had 9.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Commerce City
 Commerce City, COSan Mateo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,298  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.67  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor324  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%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 San Mateo    12 Reviews

I have lived in San Mateo since 2013. It has seen tremendous growth, lots of new restaurants which have become progressively more high-end though there is ample  More

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I'm a native of California. I have lived in the southern part of the state and the northern part of the state for most of my life. I have spent the last 29 years in  More

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Over 15 years ago

San Mateo has a diverse mix of people, a pleasant climate, a very pleasant downtown park with lots going on, and pretty much whatever you need handy. It's not far to  More

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