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Redding, CA vs Puyallup, WA

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- Puyallup spends 22.9% more per student than Redding.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.9% lower in Puyallup than in Redding. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Puyallup had 1.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Redding
 Redding, CAPuyallup, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,964  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor494  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Redding    61 Reviews

What an amazing place to live. No place is perfect but the people here are friendly with several parks nearby and many miles of trails from Road Biking to MBT. Check out  More

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Take a hike if you don't like different points of view, religious or generally conservative people. No one will miss you. California has been going in the wrong  More

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Over 4 years ago

I retired to Redding 6 years ago and I can truthfully say that I made a huge mistake. If you are looking to move to an area that has; thriving arts scene, gourmet  More

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Reviews for Puyallup    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved here from FL a year and a half ago and I love Puyallup. The only other review was from someone who clearly wishes they were still in Colorado. It also seems they  More

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I just moved here from Colorado due to my job and it's definitely not what I had hoped for. It doesn't seem like a completely horrible place to live like Tacoma or other  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived in the south Puget Sound area all my life and wouldn't live any where else. I've been to other states but this is it! Love being so close to the mountains, ocean  More

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