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Walsenburg, CO vs Alamosa, CO

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Highlights
- Alamosa spends 49.2% less per student than Walsenburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.3% lower in Alamosa than in Walsenburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alamosa had 5.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Walsenburg
 Walsenburg, COAlamosa, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,124$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,840  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,660$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.49  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4874573
 Students per Counselor291  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Walsenburg    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Yes housing is cheap, but it is not cheap to live here. You will likely pay more in utilities than you will in rent and that is miserable. Food and other items are  More

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Over 11 years ago

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I'm not sure what "zip zam" is doing wrong, but the Walsenburg I visit for weeks (or months) every year is nothing like that person describes. People are decent and  More

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Reviews for Alamosa    5 Reviews

Rating 1 out of 5 This place is absolutely Crawling with meth and heroin addicts. They roam the streets, they constantly knock on your door asking for rides and money.  More

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If want to retire in a nice, quiet place where you can live in isolation, you have a steady stream of income from an outside source, you don't have anything valuable  More

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Over 12 years ago

Honestly Alamosa is probably the worst place ever..It sucks..Especially being African-American here..The people show signs of racism which is confusing to me seeing that  More

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