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Palm Desert, CA vs Half Moon Bay, CA

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- Half Moon Bay spends 31.3% more per student than Palm Desert.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.3% lower in Half Moon Bay than in Palm Desert. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Half Moon Bay had 5.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palm Desert
 Palm Desert, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.4%1.5%
Reviews for Palm Desert    14 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm  More

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Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and  More

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I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you.  More

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Reviews for Half Moon Bay    3 Reviews

HMB has one of the best climates in the world. It also has some very good restaurants. You have the ocean on one side and scenic foothills to the east.It would be heaven  More

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Over 19 years ago

Rural coastal living in a great community close to San Francisco and Silicon  More

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Over 20 years ago

I lived in HMB for 17 years and loved (almost) every minute there. Beautiful hills to the east of the town and the Pacific ocean to the west. Close to San Francisco,  More

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