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Grand Junction, CO vs Port Townsend, WA

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Highlights
- Port Townsend spends 15.5% more per student than Grand Junction.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.2% higher in Port Townsend than in Grand Junction. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Port Townsend had 7.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Junction

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 Grand Junction, COPort Townsend, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,132$17,479$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,210$15,176$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,929$8,489$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.3116.8416.23
 Students per Librarian6698754573
 Students per Counselor250360530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%1.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.2%98.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%22.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.8%7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.4%51.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.8%17.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%4.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.7%2.8%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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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 Port Townsend    8 Reviews

We live a little over an hour away and absolutely love Port Townsend and the surrounding areas. There are a lot of surprises. There are great places to eat, live music,  More

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I loved living in Port Townsend for about 20 years. It’s a quiet and safe town with several festivals, art, music, and more. The main economy is centered around tourism  More

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Transplant Californians are selling their shacks for a million, and purchasing homes here for twice what they should cost due to supply and demand. Port Townsend is a  More

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ZIPS IN GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO
81501 81503 81506 81505
ZIPS IN PORT TOWNSEND, WASHINGTON
98368

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