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Vail, CO vs Seaside, CA

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Highlights
- Seaside spends 2.4% less per student than Vail.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 69.8% higher in Seaside than in Vail. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seaside had 19.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Vail
 Vail, COSeaside, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,375$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,095  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,645$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock289524573
 Students per Counselor167  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Seaside    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived in Seaside for the past 20 years and I love it. I’m a fourth generation Monterey Bay family. Seaside hands down has the best views in the Monterey Bay. It’s a  More

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Over 15 years ago

Housing in Seaside is more affordable than it was, mainly due to the bursting of the housing bubble. There are still problems, though, mainly because of the huge number  More

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Over 19 years ago

unless you went to grad school, or are already rich, don't expect to be able to get a nice house here. You'll be house-poor(not able to afford anything outside of your  More

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