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Nashua, NH vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Monica spends 3.3% more per student than Nashua.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 79.2% higher in Santa Monica than in Nashua. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Monica had 2.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Nashua
 Nashua, NHSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,747  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor220  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
Reviews for Nashua    13 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Twenty or so years ago, this was a pretty nice city. Convenient and safe. Now, at least over the past decade-to-decade and a half, it's changed for the worse. Mainly the  More

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Did a short term stay here for work, it was the most depressing place I could ever imagine. Boring, unfriendly people, freezing winter, crap restaurants, and horrible  More

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Over 10 years ago

I have lived in many places across southern NH - and Nashua is by far the most community oriented place I have lived. The Library, Main Street initiatives, and parks  More

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Reviews for Santa Monica    24 Reviews

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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