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Pasadena, CA vs Raleigh, NC

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Highlights
- Raleigh spends 33.3% less per student than Pasadena.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.9% lower in Raleigh than in Pasadena. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raleigh had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pasadena
 Pasadena, CARaleigh, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Pasadena    19 Reviews

Pasadena is a little slice of the world in the foothills above the San Gabriel Valley. It has everything you could want. Check out my video on the cost of living in  More

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Over 10 years ago

The weather in Pasadena, CA is rather pleasant. It does not get cold here, it used to be around the first two weeks of December it could go down to 32-28 F, only a few  More

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Over 11 years ago

Great place to live for all ages and enjoy mostly sunny  More

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Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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