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Florence, OR vs Half Moon Bay, CA

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- Half Moon Bay spends 37.9% more per student than Florence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.3% higher in Half Moon Bay than in Florence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Half Moon Bay had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Florence
 Florence, ORHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,107  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor406  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.4%1.5%
Reviews for Florence    13 Reviews

I'd like to retire to Florence from Southern California. San Diego is too crowded with dirty water from Mexico. It's also too expensive in coastal California and even  More

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I have concerns about the bear and cougar sitings Has anyone actually been attacked or killed? Should that stop me from moving to  More

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Over 8 years ago

We vacationed here every year for 15 years. Finally we bought a home within walking distance to the ocean three months ago. We love it. There is rain and fog, but the  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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