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Nevada City, CA vs Pasadena, CA

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Highlights
- Pasadena spends 21.7% less per student than Nevada City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.2% higher in Pasadena than in Nevada City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pasadena had 6.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Nevada City
 Nevada City, CAPasadena, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,261  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Nevada City    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I lived in Y.C Ca for 14 yrs and Nevada City became my favorite town to visit. The restaurants are great, the night life is mellow but you get a variety of music...shoos  More

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We are seriously considering a move to Nevada City. I have a lot of questions about what it will be like for a liberal-minded family with a teenage son. Will he find  More

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Over 9 years ago

I have been coming here since I was a child. I am from the bay area, the town I grew up in was small and I met my husband there. We raised our children there. The  More

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Reviews for Pasadena    19 Reviews

Pasadena is a little slice of the world in the foothills above the San Gabriel Valley. It has everything you could want. Check out my video on the cost of living in  More

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Over 10 years ago

The weather in Pasadena, CA is rather pleasant. It does not get cold here, it used to be around the first two weeks of December it could go down to 32-28 F, only a few  More

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Over 11 years ago

Great place to live for all ages and enjoy mostly sunny  More

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