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Eureka Springs, AR vs Mountain Home, AR

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Highlights
- Mountain Home spends 32.1% less per student than Eureka Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.4% higher in Mountain Home than in Eureka Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mountain Home had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Eureka Springs
 Eureka Springs, ARMountain Home, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,820$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,411  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,418$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6464573
 Students per Counselor359  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Eureka Springs    11 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

This is not an easy city to live in. I don't know where you get your data for housing costs, but it's far from accurate. There are no $470.00 studios. People pay $600.00  More

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Over 4 years ago

It is not anything like I remember. Keep in mind your waiter most likely has a doctorate. Depending on your lifestyle....it's a blue spot in a RED state.   More

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Visited as tourists since 1980. Bought a victorian here in 2015. Thought this was awesome. Turned out awesome on the negative scale. House that old certainly needs work  More

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Reviews for Mountain Home    14 Reviews

As for the haters- ANYONE should know something about ANY area before they jump in- if you do not do your research and purposely spend some time in any area before  More

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I lived in Mountain Home in the 60s ,70s, and part of the 80s. The biggest mistake I ever made was leaving there. I want to go back. We have smog, dirty air, fires from  More

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Over 7 years ago

First of all, let me head off some of the arguments that usually accompany critical reviews: the people who live here are for the most part, warm, welcoming, friendly  More

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