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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Monterey, CA vs Fairfax, VA

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Highlights
- Fairfax spends 14.3% more per student than Monterey.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is % in Fairfax than in Monterey. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fairfax had % residents who had graduated High School compared to Monterey
 Monterey, CAFairfax, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,573$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,156  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,083$7,999
Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.73 16.23
Reviews for Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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Reviews for Fairfax    28 Reviews

I lived in the area for 17 years through high school until I eventually became a truck driver. Having now seen most states extensively, I wanted to fairly review what  More

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Living in Fairfax, or any of the Northern Virginia suburbs of DC, means dealing with highways that are a Gordian knot of converging lanes and overpasses, making long  More

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Over 10 years ago

The Cost of living here is high. Though the standard of living is also high, unless you're making over 50,000/year, it's difficult to both live and build any sort of  More

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