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Petaluma, CA vs Towson, MD

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Highlights
- Towson spends 0.5% more per student than Petaluma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.5% lower in Towson than in Petaluma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Towson had 6.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Petaluma
 Petaluma, CATowson, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,935$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,409$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6334573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%1.5%
Reviews for Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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Reviews for Towson    3 Reviews

Because Towson university is right here, and we're not too far from downtown Baltimore, there are many bus lines running in the area. The problem though is they rarely  More

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Crowded, crime on the rise , very expensive and tax  More

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My wife and I have lived in Towson for seven and a half years. It has many of the things we want in a community but it is not our dream place to live. We would like a  More

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