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Richardson, TX vs Longmont, CO

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Highlights
- Longmont spends 22.6% more per student than Richardson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.0% higher in Longmont than in Richardson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Longmont had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Richardson
 Richardson, TXLongmont, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,291  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Richardson    6 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Lived in Richardson for 40 years and it's home. Good schools, hospitals, emergency services, retail and restaurants. Fair weather and slightly high but reasonable cost  More

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Over 15 years ago

It's great to live in a neighborhood. Better yet a community. It is relatively quiet and peaceful. Having lived in the city (Dallas) for a number of years it was a  More

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Over 17 years ago

My wife and I have lived in Richardson for 4 years now. Richardson is like anywhere else in terms of it depends on what you are looking for. Richardson has a lot of  More

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Reviews for Longmont    19 Reviews

I lived here for 4 years and it's pretty nice. It gets cold and stays cold for a good 8 months, but other than that I loved it. There are a lot of amenities. It is  More

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Over 6 years ago

I just move from other state to Longmont. In my opinion Longmont is one of the safest city in US which is have a low crime, its great city to raised family .Has a great  More

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Fantastic place to live. Four golf courses, many parks, 10 minutes to the foothills and 40 minutes from the Rockies, the location is hard to beat if you want to be 45  More

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