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San Jose, CA vs Pasadena, CA

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Highlights
- Pasadena spends 5.3% less per student than San Jose.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% higher in Pasadena than in San Jose. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pasadena had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Jose

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 San Jose, CAPasadena, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,401$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141$14,374$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,804$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.5921.8616.23
 Students per Librarian652865654573
 Students per Counselor646380530
 Grade School Educ.8.6%7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%3.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.5%89.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%15.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.6%6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%53.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.5%16.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%4.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.8%3.9%1.5%

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Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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Reviews for Pasadena    19 Reviews

Pasadena is a little slice of the world in the foothills above the San Gabriel Valley. It has everything you could want. Check out my video on the cost of living in  More

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Over 9 years ago

The weather in Pasadena, CA is rather pleasant. It does not get cold here, it used to be around the first two weeks of December it could go down to 32-28 F, only a few  More

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Over 10 years ago

Great place to live for all ages and enjoy mostly sunny  More

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ZIPS IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
95123, 95127, 95111, 95112, 95122, 95116, 95125, 95124, 95148, 95136, 31 total
ZIPS IN PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
91104 91107 91103 91106 91101 91105

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