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Durango, CO vs Tacoma, WA

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Highlights
- Tacoma spends 41.5% more per student than Durango.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.8% higher in Tacoma than in Durango. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tacoma had 7.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Durango
 Durango, COTacoma, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor207  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 4 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  More

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