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Salem, OR vs Sunnyvale, CA

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Highlights
- Sunnyvale spends 7.8% more per student than Salem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.1% higher in Sunnyvale than in Salem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sunnyvale had 5.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Salem
 Salem, ORSunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,350  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.5%1.5%
Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  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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