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Fairfield, CA vs Alameda, CA

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Highlights
- Alameda spends 27.3% more per student than Fairfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.0% lower in Alameda than in Fairfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alameda had 5.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fairfield
 Fairfield, CAAlameda, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,346  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor867  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for Fairfield    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 4 years. On the up side, housing is affordable. The downside, there is nothing to do here. The city lacks community events and an a nice downtown. We  More

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Over 10 years ago

I am finding out the cost of living here in Fairfield is way too high for my retirement. I am looking for a place where the cost of living is in line with my retirement  More

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Over 14 years ago

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Reviews for Alameda    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Having been born here & 70 now I have watched firsthand, a small, quiet town ruined by excessive building, overcrowding and far too many restaurants for a city this  More

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Enjoy the immense benefit to having a close-knit community with main-street USA feel less than 10 miles from the resources of several urban and education  More

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Alameda, CA is a unique town here in the Bay Area. Perhaps because it is an island, or perhaps because for many decades it was a U.S. Army base, the city has never  More

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