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Bethesda, MD vs Los Altos, CA

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- Los Altos spends 6.8% less per student than Bethesda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 58.4% higher in Los Altos than in Bethesda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Los Altos had 0.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDLos Altos, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock35.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree17.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.2%1.5%
Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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Reviews for Los Altos    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Expensive but worth  More

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Over 18 years ago

the quality of life here is very high however the cost of living is also high. extremely high as a matter of fact. I'd like to look at other communities that are less  More

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