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Pagosa Springs, CO vs Topanga, CA

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- Topanga spends 49.6% more per student than Pagosa Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.6% higher in Topanga than in Pagosa Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Topanga had 12.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pagosa Springs
 Pagosa Springs, COTopanga, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,175  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor210  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.3%1.5%
Reviews for Pagosa Springs    12 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Driving in from the Durango airport (If you can ignore the slum area just before town on 160) is a beautiful sight! As pretty as any town in Colorado. (Except for all  More

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Over 7 years ago

First off it’s generally beautiful around here! Tons of things to do..mostly outside things, like you’d expect from a ski/mountain town -hunting, fishing, hiking,  More

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Over 8 years ago

Pagosa is a beautiful mountain town with an abundance of outdoor activities: skiing, fishing, hunting, hiking, and camping. It is also a major tourist area with many  More

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Reviews for Topanga    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Topanga is now completely crowded with Airbnbs! No one actually LIVES here anymore. I hear more and more stories about investors buying property here just so they can  More

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Topanga is a beautiful oasis and a wonderful, quiet mountain refuge in the middle of fast-paced Los Angeles. It’s still a hidden gem that few in the general populace  More

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Over 8 years ago

I own a house in Topanga now. People ask me all the time what it's like to live here so I thought I'd share my experience. I moved here from Santa Monica because I  More

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