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Olympia, WA vs Payson, AZ

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Highlights
- Payson spends 24.6% less per student than Olympia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.1% lower in Payson than in Olympia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Payson had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olympia

Education
 Olympia, WAPayson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,104$12,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853$11,337$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,162$5,591$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio1817.9916.23
 Students per Librarian124622074573
 Students per Counselor439787530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%5.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.1%92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%31.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.5%10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.3%24.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.1%7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%1.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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Reviews for Payson    15 Reviews

We have lived in Payson for over 5 years and love it. It has two large grocery stores, a Walmart, Home Depot, a dozen thrift/ treasure shops, more local shops than we  More

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Over 5 years ago

Payson is a wonderful town especially for retired people and people that want a slower pace... Lots of outdoor activities  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived in Payson for 25 years, thank god I worked out of town. There is a saying GO TO PAYSON ON VACATION GO HOME ON PROBATION TURN IN THREE YOU GO  More

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ZIPS IN OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON
98501 98502 98506
ZIPS IN PAYSON, ARIZONA
85541

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