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Somerville, MA vs Alameda, CA

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Highlights
- Alameda spends 24.5% less per student than Somerville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 80.2% higher in Alameda than in Somerville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alameda had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Somerville
 Somerville, MAAlameda, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for Somerville    3 Reviews

I've lived in Somerville/Cambridge for 10 years, the last 4.5 with my husband in Spring Hill. It really is a great place to live if you are in your 20s & 30s: it is  More

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Living in Somerville is OK. I'm not a 'city' person and I would rather be out in the country some place, but it's not too bad here. I'm in my early 50s and own a house.  More

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Over 17 years ago

we are midwest transplants to the Boston area and lucked out by finding this great little neighborhood - right on the train line, little stores and good community - we  More

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Reviews for Alameda    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Having been born here & 70 now I have watched firsthand, a small, quiet town ruined by excessive building, overcrowding and far too many restaurants for a city this  More

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Enjoy the immense benefit to having a close-knit community with main-street USA feel less than 10 miles from the resources of several urban and education  More

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Alameda, CA is a unique town here in the Bay Area. Perhaps because it is an island, or perhaps because for many decades it was a U.S. Army base, the city has never  More

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