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Houston, TX vs Cathedral City, CA

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- Cathedral City spends 19.3% more per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 47.7% higher in Cathedral City than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cathedral City had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXCathedral City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews
Michelle · Houston, TX
The real Houston
Over 3 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Reviews for Cathedral City    3 Reviews
Emme · Leander, TX
Windy, affordable, relatively safe and bland
Over 1 years ago

Cathedral City is cheaper than Palm Springs and a few other local cities. It has lovely mountain views. It's a decidely middle-middle class community, especially on  More

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Kathy · Cathedral City, CA
Lowest crime rate in the Coachella Valley
Over 13 years ago

Cathedral City enjoys the lowest crime rate in the entire Coachella  More

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Sean · Cathedral City, CA
Crime rate here is relatively low
Over 19 years ago

Relatively because it depends on where you came from. We moved here from Denver. There's been one murder here this year. I feel rather safe in this area as far as  More

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