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Vernal, UT vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 66.9% more per student than Vernal.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.5% lower in Boulder than in Vernal. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 13.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Vernal
 Vernal, UTBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,100  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor642  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for Vernal    3 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived in this city for 11 years at this point, and I love it. The beautiful Uinta mountains are just a hop skip and a jump away, and the people are great. This  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Vernal for over eleven years now, and I am tired. It takes a strong person to deal with the difficulties of life in the Basin. The People are clanish,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Rent is too high, people are isolated and unsophisticated. Unless your Mormon or want to become Mormon, you're really not welcome here. The economy is oil, which means  More

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Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 5 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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