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Florence, OR vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma spends 15.7% more per student than Florence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.1% higher in Petaluma than in Florence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petaluma had 0.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Florence
 Florence, ORPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,107  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor406  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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