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Roseville, CA vs Redwood City, CA

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- Redwood City spends 29.6% more per student than Roseville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.1% lower in Redwood City than in Roseville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Redwood City had 7.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Roseville
 Roseville, CARedwood City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,263  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor676  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Roseville    18 Reviews

Roseville, Ca is a nice place to live but you have to be able to afford it. It is at least 40% more expensive to live here than most places. It is cram packed with  More

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Cost of living is high and getting higher like everywhere else. I can't afford to live in CA anymore. People are nice  More

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Over 10 years ago

Roseville is an very nice small/medium sized city; a suburb of Sacramento, which is not (a nice city). Sacramento is a toilet. Roseville is clean, moderately  More

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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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