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Durango, CO vs Queen Creek, AZ

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- Queen Creek spends 18.6% less per student than Durango.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.8% higher in Queen Creek than in Durango. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Queen Creek had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Durango
 Durango, COQueen Creek, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor207  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Durango    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I grew up in Durango, fifth generation. Of course it is beautiful and my roots are there. Too many people have moved there though. I still love the landscape, and my  More

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Absolutely wonderful place to live. The amount of scenery and natural beauty within 5 hours in all directions (literally all of them) is unbeatable. So close to  More

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Been in or near durango for 20 years and am stuck here. Can't earn enough to live on, no decent jobs, ridiculously expensive housing, relatively unfriendly, snobbish  More

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Reviews for Queen Creek    14 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I am curious. My family and I reside in Alaska full time, but decided to try renting a winter home in the town of Maricopa. We were shocked as to how expensive the  More

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Over 10 years ago

I have been in Queen Creek for almost 10 years. It's probably one of the cleanest communities I have lived in. After living in Miami/ Ft. Lauderdale, Denver, Atlanta  More

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I have been in Queen Creek for almost 10 years. It's probably one of the cleanest communities I have ever lived in. After living in Miami/ Ft. Lauderdale, Denver,  More

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