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Charlottesville, VA vs Half Moon Bay, CA

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- Half Moon Bay spends 21.5% more per student than Charlottesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 51.4% higher in Half Moon Bay than in Charlottesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Half Moon Bay had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Charlottesville
 Charlottesville, VAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,584  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor243  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.4%1.5%
Reviews for Charlottesville    44 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Charlottesville, Albemarle County for 25 years. It USED to be a decent place but in the past 10 years has gone downhill. Rent is TOO high, landlords are  More

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Over 4 years ago

Loved here for 7 years, lots of parks and close proximity to Shenandoah, but that’s where the positives end. High cost of living with extreme income inequality,  More

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Over 4 years ago

Charlottesville resident for 7 years. Plenty of parks, the Rivanna River and trail, and a short drive to Shenandoah National Park means plenty of opportunities for  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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