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Vancouver, WA vs Hobbs, NM

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Highlights
- Hobbs spends 37.6% less per student than Vancouver.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% lower in Hobbs than in Vancouver. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hobbs had 15.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Vancouver
 Vancouver, WAHobbs, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,926$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,886$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock36994573
 Students per Counselor373  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Vancouver    57 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

This city has traffic similar to Seattle. I think some drivers here are aggressive and are not able to stay calm under stress. Although the rent prices seem reasonable I  More

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Plus no pone wants a new bridge it has been voted down a thousand times but now the city of Vancouver is going to try and sneak one in anyway and the nice small feeling  More

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The city is corrupt, department heads taking bribes, 2 yr community college almost destroyed because the faculty are making it into a 4 yr college. Mormon corruption  More

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Reviews for Hobbs    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Hobbs, New Mexico is a growing city on the eastern edge of the New Mexico- texas border. The people are friendly and hard working. The school system is in the top tier  More

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Over 15 years ago

Hobbs is the worst place in the U.S. to live. People that live here are snobs and they aren't helpful at all. Forget about getting a job here. If they don't like you,  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing for region 2. Affordable place to live 3. Nice physical setting and climate Cons: 1. Very high crime rate 2.  More

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