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Redwood City, CA vs Santa Monica, CA

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- Santa Monica spends 13.2% less per student than Redwood City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.5% higher in Santa Monica than in Redwood City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Monica had 6.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Redwood City

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 Redwood City, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,087$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457$14,374$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,271$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.7921.8616.23
 Students per Librarian805565654573
 Students per Counselor431380530
 Grade School Educ.6.3%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%2.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.7%94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%12.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.6%6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%67.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.7%17.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%7.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree6.1%4.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Redwood City    11 Reviews

(Caveating everything with "it's Bay Area prices") Redwood City is a large sprawling town where you can find just about anything you're looking for. There's great  More

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The entire Bay Area is ridiculous. You can't compare it to other areas. RWC is reasonably cheap for the area. I pay $5K for a rental townhouse in one of the many  More

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Lovely weather. Safe place to live (I live in Redwood Shores). The only thing that keeps this place from being 5 stars is the cost of housing. When you have to pay an  More

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Reviews for Santa Monica    24 Reviews

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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ZIPS IN REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA
94061 94063 94062 94065
ZIPS IN SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA
90405 90403 90404 90402 90401

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