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Mountain Home, ID vs Pahrump, NV

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- Pahrump spends 62.3% more per student than Mountain Home.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.2% lower in Pahrump than in Mountain Home. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pahrump had 3.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mountain Home
 Mountain Home, IDPahrump, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,012$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,506  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,061$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6204573
 Students per Counselor567  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Mountain Home    5 Reviews

Over 14 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 16 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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Reviews for Pahrump    28 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

There is so much new blood here and it's young. With the opening of Arby's, Chipotle, and maybe Dutch Brothers it's starting to feel a lot bigger than it used to. There  More

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Over 3 years ago

We moved to Pahrump about 7 years ago after our home in Las Vegas sold to the first couple looking at it, and we couldn't find a home there that we liked in our price  More

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Someone needs to update this information. Things have changed. The Town of Pahrump is making changes. No one wants negative comments about where they live, and the fact  More

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