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Monterey, CA vs Grand Junction, CO

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Highlights
- Grand Junction spends 1.6% less per student than Monterey.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.9% lower in Grand Junction than in Monterey. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Junction had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Monterey
 Monterey, CAGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,132$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,156  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6694573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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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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Over 4 years ago

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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