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Nampa, ID vs Sunnyvale, CA

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Highlights
- Sunnyvale spends 121.6% more per student than Nampa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.4% higher in Sunnyvale than in Nampa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sunnyvale had 7.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Nampa
 Nampa, IDSunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,772  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor548  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.5%1.5%
Reviews for Nampa    5 Reviews

We have lived in Arizona (near Phoenix) for 20 years. We are in the process of moving to the Nampa/Caldwell area. Trust me you DO NOT want to come to Arizona for an  More

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Sales tax is one area that it hard to get used to, taxes here are probably average but I was not used to paying sales tax. After I checked it out against other states  More

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Over 15 years ago

Im sure the economy is bad everywhere, but in Nampa, i believe i read the unemployment rate is near  More

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Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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