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Iowa City, IA vs Pasadena, CA

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Highlights
- Pasadena spends 1.8% less per student than Iowa City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 57.5% higher in Pasadena than in Iowa City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pasadena had 8.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Iowa City
 Iowa City, IAPasadena, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,983  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor398  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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Reviews for Pasadena    19 Reviews

Pasadena is a little slice of the world in the foothills above the San Gabriel Valley. It has everything you could want. Check out my video on the cost of living in  More

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Over 10 years ago

The weather in Pasadena, CA is rather pleasant. It does not get cold here, it used to be around the first two weeks of December it could go down to 32-28 F, only a few  More

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Over 11 years ago

Great place to live for all ages and enjoy mostly sunny  More

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