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Redwood City, CA vs Grand Junction, CO

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Highlights
- Grand Junction spends 24.7% less per student than Redwood City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.6% lower in Grand Junction than in Redwood City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Junction had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Redwood City

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 Redwood City, CAGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,087$15,132$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457$11,210$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,271$5,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.7916.3116.23
 Students per Librarian80556694573
 Students per Counselor431250530
 Grade School Educ.6.3%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.7%91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%24.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.6%7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%34.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.7%7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%2.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree6.1%1.7%1.5%

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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 Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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ZIPS IN REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA
94061 94063 94062 94065
ZIPS IN GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO
81501 81503 81506 81505

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