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Las Cruces, NM vs Torrington, CT

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- Torrington spends 113.0% more per student than Las Cruces.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.4% lower in Torrington than in Las Cruces. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Torrington had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Las Cruces
 Las Cruces, NMTorrington, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,218$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,055  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,331$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3864573
 Students per Counselor468  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Las Cruces    50 Reviews

I've lived in Las Cruces for six months now. Before moving here I was in Albuquerque (3 hrs north) for four years and before that I lived in Northern Utah most of my  More

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Over 2 years ago

Las Cruces is a hidden gem! Homes are still affordable, you're not far from bigger city entertainment/transportation, and the scenery in beautiful. It's not all dry  More

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Over 4 years ago

It depends on what you are looking for; for me Las Cruces is and ideal place. I am retired and the kind of places I seek to live in have changed over the years. I have  More

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Reviews for Torrington    8 Reviews

I bought a bank owned house in Torrington in 2011 and actually sold it for less in 2018 just to get out of this horrible place. The taxes are awful, 46 mill rate for  More

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I have lived and worked in Torrington for 25 years, but am not originally from here. Torrington is the biggest city, really the only city, in NW CT. Further north and  More

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Except for the winter (which I don't like anywhere), this region is beautiful. Torrington is an old mill town, so parts of it are definitely rough around the edges. On  More

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