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Vail, CO vs Boston, MA

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Highlights
- Boston spends 86.6% more per student than Vail.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.1% lower in Boston than in Vail. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boston had 11.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Vail
 Vail, COBoston, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$29,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,095  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,967$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor167  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Vail    5 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Vail..pros/ cons Pros 1. beautiful town 2. very low crime Cons 1. Ungodly expensive and that's an understatement 2. unless you are rich and beautiful, this isn't  More

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Over 19 years ago

Vail is beautiful year round. Fabulous skiing, hiking, fishing, shopping, restaurants, etc. However, the price you pay to live in a resort town is extremely high cost  More

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Over 20 years ago

Vail is very different that other areas of the U.S. I have lived in Seattle, Los Angeles, Orange County, Austin TX, Monterey CA... and it is another world here. World  More

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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