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Longmont, CO vs Ridgecrest, CA

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Highlights
- Ridgecrest spends 5.9% less per student than Longmont.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.3% higher in Ridgecrest than in Longmont. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ridgecrest had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Longmont
 Longmont, CORidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor213  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Longmont    19 Reviews

I lived here for 4 years and it's pretty nice. It gets cold and stays cold for a good 8 months, but other than that I loved it. There are a lot of amenities. It is  More

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Over 6 years ago

I just move from other state to Longmont. In my opinion Longmont is one of the safest city in US which is have a low crime, its great city to raised family .Has a great  More

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Fantastic place to live. Four golf courses, many parks, 10 minutes to the foothills and 40 minutes from the Rockies, the location is hard to beat if you want to be 45  More

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Reviews for Ridgecrest    7 Reviews

For context, I grew up in Ridgecrest and moved away after graduating high school. I have since lived in LA and the Bay Area but I visit RC often. RC is in the high  More

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Ridgecrest and Kern County are red state bastions in a land of blue voting counties. If you want a concealed weapons permit, you'll get it. Want to own any firearm  More

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Over 13 years ago

The hardest thing to get used to in Ridgecrest is the weather. It can get quite windy. And hot. 115 hot. But it's a dry heat! It does cool off in the evening, and it  More

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