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Port Townsend, WA vs Salida, CO

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- Salida spends 59.2% more per student than Port Townsend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.9% lower in Salida than in Port Townsend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salida had 6.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Townsend
 Port Townsend, WASalida, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$27,828$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,176  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,780$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5614573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Port Townsend    8 Reviews

We live a little over an hour away and absolutely love Port Townsend and the surrounding areas. There are a lot of surprises. There are great places to eat, live music,  More

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I loved living in Port Townsend for about 20 years. It’s a quiet and safe town with several festivals, art, music, and more. The main economy is centered around tourism  More

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Transplant Californians are selling their shacks for a million, and purchasing homes here for twice what they should cost due to supply and demand. Port Townsend is a  More

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Reviews for Salida    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Salida is a cute small town with the Arkansas river running through. To be so small there's always activities going on  More

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The weather in the summer is wonderful, it will reach the low to mid 90's but there is absolutely no humidity, you can run around all day and not break a sweat. There is  More

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Over 19 years ago

I need info on average monthly temperatures in Salida Also wind speed information compared to springfield,  More

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