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Walnut Creek, CA vs Albany, CA

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Highlights
- Albany spends 17.1% more per student than Walnut Creek.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.7% lower in Albany than in Walnut Creek. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Albany had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Walnut Creek

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 Walnut Creek, CAAlbany, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,192$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448$13,323$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,565$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.2121.6116.23
 Students per Librarian751895554573
 Students per Counselor584603530
 Grade School Educ.1.1%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%1.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.4%96.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%10.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.1%4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.0%73.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.20.7%25.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.5%4.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%10.4%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Albany    4 Reviews

Albany is one of the best places to live not only in California but the USA. Niche 2023 has ranked Albany the number one suburb in California and is consistently in the  More

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Over 12 years ago

Like many places in the Bay Area, there are some mixed-race couples and gay couples in Albany. What is really striking, though, is the number of families where both  More

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Albany was originally built as a railroad workers' town. So the bad news is that nearly every house was originally two, or at most three, bedrooms with one bath, about  More

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ZIPS IN WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA
94598 94597 94596 94595
ZIPS IN ALBANY, CALIFORNIA
94706

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