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Anacortes, WA vs Petaluma, CA

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- Petaluma spends 6.8% less per student than Anacortes.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.2% higher in Petaluma than in Anacortes. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petaluma had 5.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Anacortes
 Anacortes, WAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,430  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor348  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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