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Sonoma, CA vs Santa Rosa, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Rosa spends 0.0% less per student than Sonoma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Santa Rosa than in Sonoma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Rosa had 8.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sonoma

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 Sonoma, CASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,850$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921$13,921$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,508$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.8220.8216.23
 Students per Librarian14240142404573
 Students per Counselor399399530
 Grade School Educ.3.0%8.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%6.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.9%85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%23.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.3%10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%34.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.7%8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Sonoma    12 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I love Sonoma. Moved here from Texas and I can't wait to live in this small town with country living all around. I hate all the drama and crime in Vallejo. I live in  More

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I have lived in Sonoma for 3 years now. I relocated after a brief stint in Salt Lake City but lived in San Francisco for 30 years before that. If you like small town  More

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The best aspects of living in Sonoma County,CA: Air quality is best that one can ask for and there is no severe weather. No hazardous weather driving or walking  More

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Reviews for Santa Rosa    43 Reviews

I was born and raised here. Santa Rosa used to be a great city great location great weather but now it is overcrowded and crime is off the charts and housing is crazy  More

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I've lived her over 20 years and it's a pretty nice place. The main vibe is you feel safe doing this day or night. Most of the neighborhoods are well taken care of, they  More

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Terrible city that's hurting for money. After going on a long hiatus from enforcing traffic laws, they've recently turned their highways into an ATM machine/cash cow by  More

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ZIPS IN SONOMA, CALIFORNIA
95476
ZIPS IN SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA
95403 95407 95404 95401 95409 95405

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