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Farmington Hills, MI vs Sunnyvale, CA

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Highlights
- Sunnyvale spends 21.2% more per student than Farmington Hills.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.9% higher in Sunnyvale than in Farmington Hills. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sunnyvale had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Farmington Hills
 Farmington Hills, MISunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.5%1.5%
Reviews for Farmington Hills    11 Reviews

Grew up in Commerce. Loved it! It was very quiet and peaceful and safe. Quiet and peaceful is not the case anymore but fortunately it's still a safe place to live. Why  More

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My wife and I have lived in Farmington Hills for the past 7 years. We moved here from Ohio and are originally from Texas. This area and especially our neighborhood is  More

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Over 17 years ago

The taxes here are so high, as soon as I retire, I'll have to sell and move to a different community to lower my tax liability. The city/county services do not  More

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Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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