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Vail, CO vs Sugar Land, TX

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- Sugar Land spends 12.4% less per student than Vail.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.1% higher in Sugar Land than in Vail. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sugar Land had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Vail
 Vail, COSugar Land, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,803$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,095  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,309$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8074573
 Students per Counselor167  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.4%1.5%
Reviews for Vail    5 Reviews

Over 19 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 20 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 21 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 Sugar Land    24 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Trust me, Houston and its crime has caught up with Sugar Land in the past 10 years. I've been here for over 25 years, and when we came here there was hardly any mention  More

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I'd like to start by saying I hope that some of the situations in some of the other posts are isolated incidents. Also, I am qualifying this post with: I haven't been a  More

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Since we moved to Sugar land 15 years ago it has grown tremendously. The quality of life has improved, with more places to go and things to do in the area. Property  More

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