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Oak Park, IL vs Redwood City, CA

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Highlights
- Redwood City spends 8.3% less per student than Oak Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.7% higher in Redwood City than in Oak Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Redwood City had 8.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Park
 Oak Park, ILRedwood City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Oak Park    7 Reviews

We've lived in Oak Park for 25 years, raising our two children here. Now, looking ahead a few years, the Cost of Living (127), is a major factor in searching for  More

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I have grew up in the Oak Park area and have lived in other cities in the country. Oak Park is located outside of the city of Chicago. Though located reasonably  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you don't know any better you might think Oak Park is perfect. However, if you are like me and have other places as a comparison, you know better. I will say that  More

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Reviews for Redwood City    11 Reviews

(Caveating everything with "it's Bay Area prices") Redwood City is a large sprawling town where you can find just about anything you're looking for. There's great  More

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The entire Bay Area is ridiculous. You can't compare it to other areas. RWC is reasonably cheap for the area. I pay $5K for a rental townhouse in one of the many  More

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Lovely weather. Safe place to live (I live in Redwood Shores). The only thing that keeps this place from being 5 stars is the cost of housing. When you have to pay an  More

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