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Salem, NH vs Sunnyvale, CA

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Highlights
- Sunnyvale spends 16.6% less per student than Salem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 84.5% higher in Sunnyvale than in Salem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sunnyvale had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Salem
 Salem, NHSunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,034  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor210  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.5%1.5%
Reviews for Salem    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

The cost of living is not bad, but the rents are high, and so are the tax's. Crime is very low and what crime does exist is usually perpertrated by non-residents and out  More

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Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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