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Florence, OR vs Thousand Oaks, CA

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Highlights
- Thousand Oaks spends 2.1% less per student than Florence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.9% higher in Thousand Oaks than in Florence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Thousand Oaks had 4.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Florence
 Florence, ORThousand Oaks, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,107  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,617$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291284573
 Students per Counselor406  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%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 Thousand Oaks    32 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

All you have to do is to check out the climate of Thousand Oaks on this site or on City-Data to see that the climate here in Thousand Oaks is perfect, if you don't like  More

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I've lived here my entire life, which I suppose isn't that long only 17 years. Its been a nice place to grow up, lots of opportunities and places to go as a kid. Park  More

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I have lived here over 10 years. I'm not sure what some of the reviewers are talking about, as it pertains to "nothing to do for kids" here. We have a fantastic Parks  More

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