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Lynden, WA vs Manhattan Beach, CA

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- Manhattan Beach spends 1.3% more per student than Lynden.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.8% higher in Manhattan Beach than in Lynden. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manhattan Beach had 5.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lynden
 Lynden, WAManhattan Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,140  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor373  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
Reviews for Lynden    3 Reviews

Moved from Metro Philadelphia. We looked at 10 communities in the following states Del, Tenn, AZ , PA, Tex, NM, ID, WA. We narrowed it down to two great towns  More

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I've lived all over the country and Washington has some of the unfriendliest and angriest people I've met. I was told to avoid Lynden and move to Bellingham because  More

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I never fully appreciated Lynden until I moved away and came back again. It wasn't until then that I realized what a wonderful, safe and friendly community Lynden really  More

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Reviews for Manhattan Beach    6 Reviews

If heaven would have a proper name, Manhattan Beach is what it would be called. Not far fro LAX in Los Angeles lies this beautiful hamlet that I want to live. Want to  More

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It doesn't get any better than Manhattan Beach. However, homes are expensive. If you are in the $1 million + range this is the place: Warm weather all year, low  More

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HowEVERR, it IS - highly priced Housing-wise (thank goodness I bought MY house in '99!!) - Im a REALTOR, watching my personal home-value drop from 3 TIMES purchase  More

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