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Happy Valley, OR vs Burlingame, CA

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Highlights
- Burlingame spends 7.2% more per student than Happy Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% higher in Burlingame than in Happy Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Burlingame had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Happy Valley
 Happy Valley, ORBurlingame, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,791  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%1.5%
Reviews for Happy Valley    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Happy Valley, OR is a great place to live. Just east of Portland its on a hill where you could see the beautiful city(Portland) in the valley. All the beautiful lights  More

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Over 14 years ago

Left NYC and moved straight to Portland 5 years ago. I'm in early 40s with kids and wife and they love it here  More

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Over 15 years ago

Damascus is a quiet community just East of Portland. We are close to Gresham, Clackamas, and Boring/Sandy. There is farm land out this way, nice friendly people and the  More

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Reviews for Burlingame    4 Reviews

Burlingame is about half way between Silicon Valley and SF. It is a narrow piece of land stuck between 101 and the mountain foothills. Whereas quality of life is  More

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Over 18 years ago

Even being in the top 5% earning bracket of the entire county, one needs to keep your head down and plow through. It is too easy to become obsesesed with the cost of  More

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If you are young and just starting out, this is not the city for you. A tiny condo can cost five hundred thousand in a decent area. I would not advise first time home  More

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