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Spokane, WA vs Durango, CO

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Highlights
- Durango spends 26.5% less per student than Spokane.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.6% lower in Durango than in Spokane. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Durango had 4.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Spokane
 Spokane, WADurango, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,980$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,157  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.54  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6464573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 3 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  More

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Reviews for Durango    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I grew up in Durango, fifth generation. Of course it is beautiful and my roots are there. Too many people have moved there though. I still love the landscape, and my  More

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Absolutely wonderful place to live. The amount of scenery and natural beauty within 5 hours in all directions (literally all of them) is unbeatable. So close to  More

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Been in or near durango for 20 years and am stuck here. Can't earn enough to live on, no decent jobs, ridiculously expensive housing, relatively unfriendly, snobbish  More

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