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Vail, CO vs Sandpoint, ID

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- Sandpoint spends 31.7% less per student than Vail.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.0% higher in Sandpoint than in Vail. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sandpoint had 10.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Vail
 Vail, COSandpoint, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,755$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,095  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,851$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6174573
 Students per Counselor167  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 Sandpoint    26 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Very attractive and beautiful place, definitely somewhere I would want to live. Never have I seen a nicer city, or is it a large town? Either way, gorgeous, lots to do.  More

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It's a little too sprawling in the town itself for what I'm looking for, but the surrounding and just outside of town areas are beautiful, densely green and the native  More

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I lived there in 1998 & 1999 -loved the place and its scenery, wildlife and friendly  More

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