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Nampa, ID vs Vail, CO

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Highlights
- Vail spends 89.8% more per student than Nampa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.6% lower in Vail than in Nampa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vail had 14.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Nampa
 Nampa, IDVail, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,754$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,772  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,336$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17374573
 Students per Counselor548  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Nampa    5 Reviews

We have lived in Arizona (near Phoenix) for 20 years. We are in the process of moving to the Nampa/Caldwell area. Trust me you DO NOT want to come to Arizona for an  More

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Sales tax is one area that it hard to get used to, taxes here are probably average but I was not used to paying sales tax. After I checked it out against other states  More

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Over 15 years ago

Im sure the economy is bad everywhere, but in Nampa, i believe i read the unemployment rate is near  More

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Reviews for Vail    5 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Vail..pros/ cons Pros 1. beautiful town 2. very low crime Cons 1. Ungodly expensive and that's an understatement 2. unless you are rich and beautiful, this isn't  More

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Over 19 years ago

Vail is beautiful year round. Fabulous skiing, hiking, fishing, shopping, restaurants, etc. However, the price you pay to live in a resort town is extremely high cost  More

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Over 20 years ago

Vail is very different that other areas of the U.S. I have lived in Seattle, Los Angeles, Orange County, Austin TX, Monterey CA... and it is another world here. World  More

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