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Vail, CO vs Park City, UT

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Highlights
- Park City spends 4.3% less per student than Vail.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.0% higher in Park City than in Vail. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Park City had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Vail
 Vail, COPark City, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,077$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,095  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,376$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10294573
 Students per Counselor167  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%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 Park City    12 Reviews

I lived in Park City for 6 years. Vail purchase of resort(s) and capacity reached in school system have caused a real estate bubble, in my opinion, with 500-1,000 per  More

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we have lived there off and on for 27 years and love it in the winter and summer, the muddy months starting in april are not so good but we head back to calif. at that  More

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Over 9 years ago

I like this town  More

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