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Durango, CO vs San Anselmo, CA

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Highlights
- San Anselmo spends 62.6% more per student than Durango.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.7% higher in San Anselmo than in Durango. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Anselmo had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Durango
 Durango, COSan Anselmo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock41414573
 Students per Counselor207  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%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 San Anselmo    3 Reviews

I've lived here for over forty five years and I can't wait to leave! The cost of living is ridiculous and, though the statistics about population growth always appear  More

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We love, love, love San Anselmo. It has great schools, is very walkable/bikeable, is not a far walk or bike from that funky town of Fairfax, everyone is friendly! Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

We love it here, but the cost of housing is astronomical, and has us rethinking whether we can stay here much longer. Considering first mortgage, second mortgage and  More

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