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Vail, CO vs Phoenix, AZ

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Highlights
- Phoenix spends 32.9% less per student than Vail.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.5% higher in Phoenix than in Vail. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Phoenix had 15.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Vail
 Vail, COPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,095  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor167  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Phoenix    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

As someone that has worked in Phoenix for close to 20 years now. There is great areas to eat at, great opportunities for premium small businesses to set up shop and even  More

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Over 1 years ago

Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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