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Durango, CO vs Tahoe Vista, CA

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Highlights
- Tahoe Vista spends 19.4% more per student than Durango.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.8% higher in Tahoe Vista than in Durango. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tahoe Vista had 11.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Durango
 Durango, COTahoe Vista, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,501$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,990$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock180574573
 Students per Counselor207  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%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 Tahoe Vista    3 Reviews

This mountain neighborhood is minutes from Northstar At Tahoe or in the opposite direction, minutes from Lake Tahoe. Tahoe Vista is located on the north shore of Lake  More

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Over 13 years ago

Amazing place to live. I moved here in high school and everyone was super kind and treated me with the nicest attitude. No cliques, kind of, which is way different from  More

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Over 18 years ago

If you've ever visited then you know there's no place like it on earth. The best of winter activities: skiing, snowboarding, snow shoeing, sledding and the list goes  More

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