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Edmonds, WA vs Iowa City, IA

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- Iowa City spends 0.2% more per student than Edmonds.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.6% lower in Iowa City than in Edmonds. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Iowa City had 0.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Edmonds
 Edmonds, WAIowa City, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,755$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,669$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5004573
 Students per Counselor420  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.0%1.5%
Reviews for Edmonds    11 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Please let me hear from people ages 60 and up who live in Edmonds and what it is like. Going to move next year to be nearer my son.   More

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Over 13 years ago

As many of you know, the Northwest is known for its quality of life and is indeed a great place to live. I'm a Seattle area native who grew up here and also lived in  More

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Over 13 years ago

Edmonds, WA is one of the best suburbs to live in if you are looking to work in Seattle. It used to be a short 20 minute commute downtown when I was growing up (the  More

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Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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