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Southport, NC vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 25.2% more per student than Southport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.1% higher in Boulder than in Southport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 3.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Southport
 Southport, NCBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,370  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for Southport    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I found the other reviews interesting stating that the housing market is priced high. This is very subjective and based on what they've looked at. We live in NJ and are  More

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Over 15 years ago

I hated to leave the other reveiw stand alone. Yes cost of living is higher in Southport than say Whiteville or Fayetteville. You do pay a premium to live next to the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Southport is a great place to live if you can stand the cost of living. Housing prices are high, taxes are high, and utilities are expensive. The city of Southport is  More

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Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 5 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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