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Flagstaff, AZ vs Sunnyvale, CA

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Highlights
- Sunnyvale spends 51.8% more per student than Flagstaff.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.2% higher in Sunnyvale than in Flagstaff. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sunnyvale had 2.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Flagstaff
 Flagstaff, AZSunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,438  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.33  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor357  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.5%1.5%
Reviews for Flagstaff    50 Reviews

Amber · 

Flagstaff is absolutely the perfect place to call home. Especially for families. 4 perfectly balanced seasons. None too extreme and all beautiful. Ridiculously safe!  More

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Leah · 

I've lived here for one year and have to move because the cost to rent here is astronomical. I've been paying $2550/month and now for a comparable home it is $2900 and  More

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Every place depends on what you are looking for. So I will say a bit about me so you can assess where the review is coming from. I am a professional, single, female  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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