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Muscatine, IA vs Durango, CO

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- Durango spends 10.4% less per student than Muscatine.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.2% lower in Durango than in Muscatine. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Durango had 10.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Muscatine
 Muscatine, IADurango, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,980$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,243  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6464573
 Students per Counselor394  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Muscatine    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

We recently relocated here in October for my husbands work. This is a beautiful city located on the mississippi river. It boasts of state of the art playground equipment  More

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Over 15 years ago

This is the worst place that I have ever lived. There is nothing to do here except drugs. The schools are also terrible. I ended up sending my son to a private boarding  More

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Over 19 years ago

We live just outside of Muscatine,On a bluff looking over the Mississippi river. We have a great view of the river( never floods) and a house in our subdivision just  More

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Reviews for Durango    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I grew up in Durango, fifth generation. Of course it is beautiful and my roots are there. Too many people have moved there though. I still love the landscape, and my  More

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Absolutely wonderful place to live. The amount of scenery and natural beauty within 5 hours in all directions (literally all of them) is unbeatable. So close to  More

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Been in or near durango for 20 years and am stuck here. Can't earn enough to live on, no decent jobs, ridiculously expensive housing, relatively unfriendly, snobbish  More

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