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Northampton, MA vs Walnut Creek, CA

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Highlights
- Walnut Creek spends 29.0% less per student than Northampton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 102.8% higher in Walnut Creek than in Northampton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Walnut Creek had 3.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Northampton
 Northampton, MAWalnut Creek, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,434  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,565$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock75184573
 Students per Counselor364  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Northampton    6 Reviews

I was born in Northampton in the 1960"s and have lived other places but always came back to live here. My two children were born here too. What draws be back to  More

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The greater Northampton, MA area is generally a pretty good place to live, if you're interested in Western MA or southern New England in general. MA is more affordable  More

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Northampton is a very progressive, diverse, liberal small city where you will find so much to do in just the downtown area alone. Music, shopping, restaurants, bars,  More

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Reviews for Walnut Creek    16 Reviews

Apart from the congestion, Walnut Creek is one of the best places in the San Francisco Bay Area to live. It is one of the most compact/walkable cities in the entire area  More

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Over 7 years ago

Almost all of Walnut Creek water comes from Pardee dam through an enclosed pipeline. That water is direct from the high Sierras. Among the best water quality in the  More

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Over 7 years ago

I grew up in Southern California and am no stranger to a more inland California climate. Before moving to WC I lived in San Francisco for 15 years where it is obviously  More

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