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Anacortes, WA vs Half Moon Bay, CA

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- Half Moon Bay spends 11.2% more per student than Anacortes.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.3% higher in Half Moon Bay than in Anacortes. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Half Moon Bay had 7.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Anacortes
 Anacortes, WAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,430  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor348  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.4%1.5%
Reviews for Anacortes    5 Reviews

Living here feels like you're on an a vacation and with so many other wonderful towns and destinations nearby too there’s always somewhere to go if you want to take a  More

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Over 16 years ago

My husband and I are thinking about relocating to Anacortes. Can you update the current real estate conditions and possibly comment on the access to jobs, health-care  More

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Over 17 years ago

Your population information for Anacortes is incorrect. Population is slightly under 16,000. Build out of the city's space is approximately 20,000 which is not  More

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Reviews for Half Moon Bay    3 Reviews

HMB has one of the best climates in the world. It also has some very good restaurants. You have the ocean on one side and scenic foothills to the east.It would be heaven  More

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Over 19 years ago

Rural coastal living in a great community close to San Francisco and Silicon  More

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Over 20 years ago

I lived in HMB for 17 years and loved (almost) every minute there. Beautiful hills to the east of the town and the Pacific ocean to the west. Close to San Francisco,  More

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