2025 Compare Cities Education:
Grand Junction, CO vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 6.7% more per student than Grand Junction.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% higher in Boulder than in Grand Junction. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 6.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Junction
 Grand Junction, COBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,210  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor250  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 5 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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