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Albany, OR vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Cruz spends 9.0% less per student than Albany.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.7% higher in Santa Cruz than in Albany. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Cruz had 3.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Albany

Education
 Albany, ORSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,973$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,519$13,552$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,670$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.3821.8416.23
 Students per Librarian68362714573
 Students per Counselor325473530
 Grade School Educ.2.7%2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%1.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.3%95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.7%19.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.0%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.3%56.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.9%18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%4.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%5.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Albany    25 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I only lived in Albany 1 year. But I found the weather to be quite Mild. The Housing more affordable than Corvallis. I was shocked to find that nearby Corvallis gets  More

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I've been living in Albany about 4.5 years. Moved up from Southern California to escape high home prices and the cost of living and clogged freeways. Now it's not sunny  More

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Over 3 years ago

Ten months and ongoing in Albany, from the SF Bay Area. Much less crime here, much quieter here, more courteous and sane drivers here by far. We have been able to  More

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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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ZIPS IN ALBANY, OREGON
97322 97321
ZIPS IN SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA
95060 95064

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