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Redwood City, CA vs Palm Desert, CA

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Highlights
- Palm Desert spends 23.9% less per student than Redwood City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.0% higher in Palm Desert than in Redwood City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palm Desert had 5.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Redwood City
 Redwood City, CAPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Palm Desert    14 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm  More

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Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and  More

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I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you.  More

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