Overview
Cost of Living
Crime
Climate
Interactive Map
Jobs
Education
Economy
Health
Religion
People
Politics & Voting
Housing Stats
Commute Time
Rankings
Upgrade to Premium

2025 Compare Cities Education:
Florence, CO vs Alamosa, CO

Change Cities
Highlights
- Alamosa spends 43.4% less per student than Florence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.3% lower in Alamosa than in Florence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alamosa had 1.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Florence
 Florence, COAlamosa, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,124$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,660$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4874573
 Students per Counselor233  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Economy
Reviews for Florence    0 Reviews

Start Your Review of Florence

Reviews for Alamosa    5 Reviews
Kimber · Blanca, CO
Crawling with drug addicts!
Over 4 years ago

Rating 1 out of 5 This place is absolutely Crawling with meth and heroin addicts. They roam the streets, they constantly knock on your door asking for rides and money.  More

   |    Reply
Catharine · Alamosa, CO
A good place to retire and live like a hermit, but
Over 10 years ago

If want to retire in a nice, quiet place where you can live in isolation, you have a steady stream of income from an outside source, you don't have anything valuable  More

   |    Reply
Troy · Fountain, CO
Alamosa Sucks
Over 12 years ago

Honestly Alamosa is probably the worst place ever..It sucks..Especially being African-American here..The people show signs of racism which is confusing to me seeing that  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Alamosa

See all reviews
Most Recent Searches On Compare Cities
Moving from:Moving to:
 Portsmouth, New HampshireStratham, New HampshireCompare
 Pflugerville, TexasPueblo, ColoradoCompare
 Marietta, OhioBothell, WashingtonCompare
 Tucson, ArizonaHoulton, MaineCompare
 Northborough, MassachusettsMarlborough, MassachusettsCompare
 Oklahoma City, OklahomaSumiton, AlabamaCompare
 Larkspur, ColoradoPrescott, ArizonaCompare
 Miami Beach, FloridaEvanston, IllinoisCompare
 Cedar City, UtahSilt, ColoradoCompare
 Opp, AlabamaSpringfield, MissouriCompare

Learn More About Florence, Colorado
Overview
Cost of Living
Job Market
Crime
Climate
Economy
Religion
Voting
Learn More About Alamosa, Colorado
Overview
Cost of Living
Job Market
Crime
Climate
Economy
Religion
Voting
Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

Privacy Policy  •  Terms of Use  •  Returns & Refunds
© Best Places. All rights reserved.