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Grand Junction, CO vs Leander, TX

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Highlights
- Leander spends 16.6% less per student than Grand Junction.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.1% lower in Leander than in Grand Junction. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Leander had 3.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Junction

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 Grand Junction, COLeander, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,132$12,613$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,210$8,918$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,929$5,560$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.3114.0116.23
 Students per Librarian66910934573
 Students per Counselor250415530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%3.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.2%94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%22.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.8%9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.4%45.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.8%13.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%1.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.7%1.6%1.5%

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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 3 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 Leander    6 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Moved in from Austin five years ago. In Austin you can’t buy a house in less than $1M. Here in Leander, you can buy a house at 4000+sq.ft. with beautiful hill country  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here for 5 1/2 yrs. property tax go’s up 10% every year. Hard to get around without using toll roads. Very republican. Ugh  More

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Over 10 years ago

A bit of that small town feel with convenient stores and  More

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ZIPS IN GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO
81501 81503 81506 81505
ZIPS IN LEANDER, TEXAS
78641

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