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Anchorage, AK vs Simi Valley, CA

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Highlights
- Simi Valley spends 14.3% less per student than Anchorage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.7% higher in Simi Valley than in Anchorage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Simi Valley had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Anchorage

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 Anchorage, AKSimi Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,628$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,402$12,066$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,961$7,617$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.4424.0216.23
 Students per Librarian499291284573
 Students per Counselor413454530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%5.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.2%91.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%24.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.8%34.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.8%8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%1.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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Reviews for Simi Valley    22 Reviews

I've live in two different neighborhoods since fall of 1996 and depending on the neighborhood you're quality of life experience will vary. The price of housing is such  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have lived in Simi Valley for 23 Years. I love it here but due to the cost of living am looking to relocate to another state/City where my money will go further. Simi  More

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Over 15 years ago

simi valley is a very nice place to live within the shadow of the LA metro area. it has low crime and reasonable housing costs with ready access to indoor and outdoor  More

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ZIPS IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
99504, 99507, 99508, 99577, 99502, 99515, 99516, 99501, 99517, 99503, 17 total
ZIPS IN SIMI VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
93065 93063

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