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Rifle, CO vs Lake Placid, FL

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Highlights
- Lake Placid spends 23.0% less per student than Rifle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.4% higher in Lake Placid than in Rifle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Placid had 18.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rifle
 Rifle, COLake Placid, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,595$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,834  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,422$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6804573
 Students per Counselor214  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock19.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock71.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Rifle    6 Reviews

I love the Western Slope!! While there are a lot of good things to be said about the Western Slope of Colorado, which Rifle is, there are some concerning things as  More

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Been living in the area for 3 years, Rifle for half of that. The city recently upgraded the water facilities, and the north half of I-70 no longer has the nasty hard  More

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Over 9 years ago

This area has a heroin/meth problem. It doesn't really impact you if you avoid it, but you tend to see a lot of tweakers/beggars/homeless around town. Water is not that  More

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Reviews for Lake Placid    4 Reviews

So, I bought a house in Lake Placid about 7 months ago and so far I love it. Real Estate is very reasonable and plenty of properties to pick from. Seems like prices  More

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Your site states it is not a good time to buy a home in Lake Placid because home prices are down. Wouldn't that be the perfect time to  More

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Over 11 years ago

South Florida definitely has the best weather but that comes with a price. I'm retiring to the wide open spaces of Lake Placid. Cost of living is lower and home prices,  More

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