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New York, NY vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 14.3% less per student than New York.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.2% higher in Boulder than in New York. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 16.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to New York

Education
 New York, NYBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,855$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,855$12,130$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,968$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.7517.1116.23
 Students per Librarian1003466194573
 Students per Counselor2598213530
 Grade School Educ.8.9%1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%1.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.83.2%96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%10.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.5%3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%76.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.8%25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%5.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%9.0%1.5%

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Reviews for New York    331 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 3 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 4 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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