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Astoria, OR vs Redwood City, CA

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Highlights
- Redwood City spends 35.0% less per student than Astoria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.8% higher in Redwood City than in Astoria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Redwood City had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Astoria
 Astoria, ORRedwood City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,826  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor244  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Astoria    7 Reviews

I’ve lived here for 9 months now. First, what I like: This place is absolutely beautiful, very close to nature, with great beaches, waterfalls, forests, and  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have lived in Astoria, OR for over 5 years and have also visited this town for my entire 60 years. There is no better place in the US to live. My house has the best  More

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Over 14 years ago

I went there to visit during June of 2011. I can tell you that Astoria is a very nice town. Its very green with tall trees on hills and grass very green compare to where  More

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Reviews for Redwood City    11 Reviews

(Caveating everything with "it's Bay Area prices") Redwood City is a large sprawling town where you can find just about anything you're looking for. There's great  More

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The entire Bay Area is ridiculous. You can't compare it to other areas. RWC is reasonably cheap for the area. I pay $5K for a rental townhouse in one of the many  More

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Lovely weather. Safe place to live (I live in Redwood Shores). The only thing that keeps this place from being 5 stars is the cost of housing. When you have to pay an  More

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