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Kirkland, WA vs Vail, CO

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Highlights
- Vail spends 21.5% less per student than Kirkland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.9% lower in Vail than in Kirkland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vail had 2.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kirkland
 Kirkland, WAVail, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,754$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,336$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17374573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Kirkland    14 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

12 years in Kirkland. It sure changed but love it. Great waterfront, restaurants, art galleries, public transportation, parks, and schools. And only 20 minutes from  More

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Beautiful water and mountain views, enticing wailing culture, bars, restaurants and upscale shopping. Lived here for 7 years now and lookig to move to someplace sunnier  More

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Over 14 years ago

We are not living in our home in Kirkland at the moment (retired now and moving about) and we miss it. Our home is in a lovely small cul de sac and backs on to a  More

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Reviews for Vail    5 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Vail..pros/ cons Pros 1. beautiful town 2. very low crime Cons 1. Ungodly expensive and that's an understatement 2. unless you are rich and beautiful, this isn't  More

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Over 19 years ago

Vail is beautiful year round. Fabulous skiing, hiking, fishing, shopping, restaurants, etc. However, the price you pay to live in a resort town is extremely high cost  More

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Over 20 years ago

Vail is very different that other areas of the U.S. I have lived in Seattle, Los Angeles, Orange County, Austin TX, Monterey CA... and it is another world here. World  More

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