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Novato, CA vs Happy Valley, OR

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- Happy Valley spends 11.3% less per student than Novato.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.2% lower in Happy Valley than in Novato. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Happy Valley had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Novato
 Novato, CAHappy Valley, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,730$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,962  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,998$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7444573
 Students per Counselor508  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Novato    9 Reviews

Lush hills, hiking trails, and easy access to both wine country and San Francisco. We love it here.  More

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Over 10 years ago

Novato is a family oriented community located about 20 miles north of the Golden Gate bridge. The quality of life is excellent here assuming your job pays you enough to  More

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Over 11 years ago

We recently moved to a secluded neighborhood in Novato after 25 years in central Marin. While there are fewer restaurants and galleries, we are very pleased with our  More

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Reviews for Happy Valley    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Happy Valley, OR is a great place to live. Just east of Portland its on a hill where you could see the beautiful city(Portland) in the valley. All the beautiful lights  More

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Over 14 years ago

Left NYC and moved straight to Portland 5 years ago. I'm in early 40s with kids and wife and they love it here  More

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Over 15 years ago

Damascus is a quiet community just East of Portland. We are close to Gresham, Clackamas, and Boring/Sandy. There is farm land out this way, nice friendly people and the  More

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