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Redwood City, CA vs Eureka, CA

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Highlights
- Eureka spends 21.8% less per student than Redwood City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.6% lower in Eureka than in Redwood City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Eureka had 0.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Redwood City
 Redwood City, CAEureka, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,703$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock70434573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Eureka    43 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I lived here 7 years and moved away a year ago. Crime and homelessness was really bad. Public funds which should be used to improve infrastructure somehow disappeared.  More

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Over 4 years ago

I enjoy living in Eureka. There is a lot of beautiful outdoor trails. The climate is mild. Other places I have lived were freezing cold in winter, and flaming hot in  More

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I lived in a suburb just north of Eureka for three years. It has a small-town feel, where everybody seems to know everybody. There is zero traffic, but that's because  More

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