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Redwood City, CA vs Alameda, CA

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Highlights
- Alameda spends 11.4% less per student than Redwood City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.2% higher in Alameda than in Redwood City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alameda had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Redwood City
 Redwood City, CAAlameda, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
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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Reviews for Alameda    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Having been born here & 70 now I have watched firsthand, a small, quiet town ruined by excessive building, overcrowding and far too many restaurants for a city this  More

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Enjoy the immense benefit to having a close-knit community with main-street USA feel less than 10 miles from the resources of several urban and education  More

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Alameda, CA is a unique town here in the Bay Area. Perhaps because it is an island, or perhaps because for many decades it was a U.S. Army base, the city has never  More

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