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Vail, CO vs Craig, CO

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Highlights
- Craig spends 19.1% less per student than Vail.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.9% higher in Craig than in Vail. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Craig had 8.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Vail
 Vail, COCraig, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,752$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,095  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,803$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4794573
 Students per Counselor167  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%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 Craig    6 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I lived in Craig for 2 years, and they were the most miserable years of my life. The people are backwards and stuck in the 1970's. They voted down a rec-center; when I  More

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Over 10 years ago

I would ice pick myself in the throat if I had to live in this piece of garbage town. Everyone there is a meth head I bet they even wear their socks to bed. You would  More

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Over 13 years ago

The community is small and non progressive about change. Bigots and Rednecks. Only place on the map the climate and people are a match COLD and self serving.   More

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