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Larchmont, NY vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose spends 41.3% less per student than Larchmont.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 69.5% higher in San Jose than in Larchmont. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 13.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Larchmont
 Larchmont, NYSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,367  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.4.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree18.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Larchmont    3 Reviews

This is a very nice, upscale area with lots of amenities, but too costly for me as I'm approaching retirement. I'm looking to relocate to a much less expensive  More

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Over 18 years ago

Very low crime. Most of the police officers are helping people with health and emergency issues, or dealing with traffic issues. Larchmont has its own police  More

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Over 19 years ago

Larchmont is not affordable to anyone. It is very pretty and super safe but how do you think they are getting this kind of treatment! Average home is $800,000 for a  More

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Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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