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Vail, CO vs Miami, FL

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Highlights
- Miami spends 24.9% less per student than Vail.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 47.9% higher in Miami than in Vail. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Miami had 20.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Vail
 Vail, COMiami, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,839$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,095  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,809$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock27244573
 Students per Counselor167  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Miami    189 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  More

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