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Houston, TX vs Mountain Home, ID

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Highlights
- Mountain Home spends 37.5% less per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.2% higher in Mountain Home than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mountain Home had 12.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston

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 Houston, TXMountain Home, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,825$8,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139$7,506$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,942$4,533$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8217.7516.23
 Students per Librarian147011014573
 Students per Counselor473567530
 Grade School Educ.12.3%3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%7.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.79.5%89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%31.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%16.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.1%2.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%0.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Reviews for Mountain Home    5 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

The cost of living is low in Idaho, even though the taxes are high. We definitley have 4 seasons, cold in winter and hot in  More

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I was stationed at the base in the late 60s. I am sure many things have changed. Don't remember much so can anyone tell me about bugs (mosquitoes), wind, heat, cold  More

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Over 15 years ago

We have lived here since 1991 and love it... the wind can be brutal in the spring, summers are hot and dry, and the winters can be cold and snowy and we love it... Cost  More

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ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
ZIPS IN MOUNTAIN HOME, IDAHO
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