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Durango, CO vs Vail, CO

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Highlights
- Vail spends 21.4% more per student than Durango.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.4% lower in Vail than in Durango. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vail had 2.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Durango

Education
 Durango, COVail, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,980$15,754$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,682$13,095$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,920$7,336$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.6212.816.23
 Students per Librarian64617374573
 Students per Counselor207167530
 Grade School Educ.0.4%0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%0.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.2%99.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.2%6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.1%66.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.7%18.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%5.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.5%0.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Durango    24 Reviews

Over 4 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 Vail    5 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Vail..pros/ cons Pros 1. beautiful town 2. very low crime Cons 1. Ungodly expensive and that's an understatement 2. unless you are rich and beautiful, this isn't  More

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Over 18 years ago

Vail is beautiful year round. Fabulous skiing, hiking, fishing, shopping, restaurants, etc. However, the price you pay to live in a resort town is extremely high cost  More

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Over 19 years ago

Vail is very different that other areas of the U.S. I have lived in Seattle, Los Angeles, Orange County, Austin TX, Monterey CA... and it is another world here. World  More

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