2025 Compare Cities Education:
Albany, OR vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 7.1% less per student than Albany.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.9% higher in Santa Barbara than in Albany. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Albany
 Albany, ORSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,519  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor325  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Albany    25 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I only lived in Albany 1 year. But I found the weather to be quite Mild. The Housing more affordable than Corvallis. I was shocked to find that nearby Corvallis gets  More

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I've been living in Albany about 4.5 years. Moved up from Southern California to escape high home prices and the cost of living and clogged freeways. Now it's not sunny  More

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Over 4 years ago

Ten months and ongoing in Albany, from the SF Bay Area. Much less crime here, much quieter here, more courteous and sane drivers here by far. We have been able to  More

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Reviews for Santa Barbara    51 Reviews

I moved to Santa Barbara around 23 years ago to study at Brooks, which like most of the Santa Barbara that I knew—has been destroyed. Homelessness, drugs, gangs, high  More

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Over 4 years ago

I fell in love with Santa Barbara about thirty years ago and finally moved here a few years ago. Because of the price of homes, it is an expensive place to live. The  More

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If you like high crime, paying a $4,500 a month mortgage and crazy high taxes, this is the place for you. It’s too bad because it wasn’t always like this. When I moved  More

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