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Bristol, TN vs Redwood City, CA

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Highlights
- Redwood City spends 88.4% more per student than Bristol.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.8% higher in Redwood City than in Bristol. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Redwood City had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bristol
 Bristol, TNRedwood City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,148  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Bristol    5 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to the area from FL, along with many others who are moving to the area from places like TX and the Midwest. Do not be mislead by the reviews. Bristol is very  More

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Update from 2006 - Current is October 2019 - I was born and raised in the Bristol, VA-TN area. Although the crime rate is low compared to many places - the jobs are very  More

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Struggled with keeping a decent job in Brisol. If a medical professional - only a one horse town with no  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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