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Ojai, CA vs Durango, CO

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- Durango spends 8.9% less per student than Ojai.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.1% lower in Durango than in Ojai. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Durango had 6.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ojai
 Ojai, CADurango, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,980$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,066  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6464573
 Students per Counselor454  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Ojai    7 Reviews

Ojai has it's social and environmental challenges. It's population can be insular and self-absorbed. I grew up in Palo Alto and lived in Berkeley in the 70's so I can  More

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Over 10 years ago

Yes, Ojai is pretty geographically but there are a lot of run down neighborhoods. There are no "rules" about keeping your house or yard up and therefore lots of people  More

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Over 11 years ago

From my contacts, this place is my idea of how I want to spend my remaining days on  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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