2026 Compare Cities Education:
Novato, CA vs Roseville, CA

Change Cities
Highlights
- Roseville spends 26.6% less per student than Novato.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.7% higher in Roseville than in Novato. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Roseville had 4.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Novato
 Novato, CARoseville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,501$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,962  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,990$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock180574573
 Students per Counselor508  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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

   |    Reply

Over 11 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

   |    Reply

Over 12 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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Novato

Reviews for Roseville    18 Reviews

Roseville, Ca is a nice place to live but you have to be able to afford it. It is at least 40% more expensive to live here than most places. It is cram packed with  More

   |    Reply

Cost of living is high and getting higher like everywhere else. I can't afford to live in CA anymore. People are nice  More

   |    Reply

Over 11 years ago

Roseville is an very nice small/medium sized city; a suburb of Sacramento, which is not (a nice city). Sacramento is a toilet. Roseville is clean, moderately  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Roseville


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.