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Corte Madera, CA vs Los Altos, CA

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- Los Altos spends 12.8% less per student than Corte Madera.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.8% higher in Los Altos than in Corte Madera. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Los Altos had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Corte Madera
 Corte Madera, CALos Altos, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,962  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor508  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.74.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock35.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree13.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.2%1.5%
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Reviews for Corte Madera    3 Reviews
Bonnie · Corte Madera, CA
Not a place for renters
Over 9 years ago

Close to the freeway, so easy commute. Beautiful bike/hiking trails and view of Mt Tam. But $4000/mo for a 3 bdrm apartment is a little  More

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Bp · Houston, TX
Climate
Over 13 years ago

Great  More

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raegen · Corte Madera, CA
Corte Madera
Over 19 years ago

Corte Madera has the convenience of shopping and urban lifestyle combined with nature wonderful weather hiking trails bike paths that make the quality of living there  More

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Reviews for Los Altos    2 Reviews
Phyllis · Los Altos, CA
Expensive
Over 17 years ago

Expensive but worth  More

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Tony · Sunnyvale, CA
Quality of Life
Over 17 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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