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Salt Lake City, UT vs Commerce City, CO

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- Commerce City spends 35.7% more per student than Salt Lake City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.5% lower in Commerce City than in Salt Lake City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Commerce City had 8.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Salt Lake City
 Salt Lake City, UTCommerce City, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,840$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,558  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10044573
 Students per Counselor543  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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Reviews for Commerce City    3 Reviews

I've lived here for 12 years. Back then the houses were priced right, you could get a nice smaller house for under 100k. Right now the prices are outrageous, like  More

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I recently moved to Commerce City, specifically the Reunion/Buffalo Mesa area. I love it here - it's a great family community with a wide variety of ethnicities. There  More

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Shacks, Blue collar trash, and crime. Add in traffic, oil refineries, and the smell of fresh pretrol with a truck stop and there you have Commerce City. The name speaks  More

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