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Nipomo, CA vs Monterey, CA

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- Monterey spends 3.4% less per student than Nipomo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% higher in Monterey than in Nipomo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Monterey had 12.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Nipomo
 Nipomo, CAMonterey, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,375$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,063  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,645$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.87  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock289524573
 Students per Counselor491  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Nipomo    3 Reviews

With a Climate Index Rating Of 84 Mico Coastel Climate. Other reviews are some gen. remakes about some cities in the state which has nothing to do with the Quaint  More

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Nipomo is about 8 miles inland from the coast with a small town atmosphere. Nice climate- usually in the 70's. Wine grapes, farming, horse farms and lovely residential  More

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Over 16 years ago

Nipomo is a small town that blends in to several small towns along the coast North of Santa Barbara. The biggest plus is the constant mild weather year round. The down  More

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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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