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Happy Valley, OR vs Walnut Creek, CA

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Highlights
- Walnut Creek spends 18.9% less per student than Happy Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.8% higher in Walnut Creek than in Happy Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Walnut Creek had 1.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Happy Valley

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 Happy Valley, ORWalnut Creek, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,730$15,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,791$12,448$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,998$7,565$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.0122.2116.23
 Students per Librarian74475184573
 Students per Counselor355584530
 Grade School Educ.1.4%1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%1.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.8%97.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%13.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.9%6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.0%70.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.4%20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%6.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.6%3.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Happy Valley    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Happy Valley, OR is a great place to live. Just east of Portland its on a hill where you could see the beautiful city(Portland) in the valley. All the beautiful lights  More

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Over 13 years ago

Left NYC and moved straight to Portland 5 years ago. I'm in early 40s with kids and wife and they love it here  More

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Over 14 years ago

Damascus is a quiet community just East of Portland. We are close to Gresham, Clackamas, and Boring/Sandy. There is farm land out this way, nice friendly people and the  More

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Reviews for Walnut Creek    16 Reviews

Apart from the congestion, Walnut Creek is one of the best places in the San Francisco Bay Area to live. It is one of the most compact/walkable cities in the entire area  More

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Over 6 years ago

Almost all of Walnut Creek water comes from Pardee dam through an enclosed pipeline. That water is direct from the high Sierras. Among the best water quality in the  More

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Over 6 years ago

I grew up in Southern California and am no stranger to a more inland California climate. Before moving to WC I lived in San Francisco for 15 years where it is obviously  More

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ZIPS IN HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON
97086 97015
ZIPS IN WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA
94598 94597 94596 94595

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