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Somerville, MA vs Redwood City, CA

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Highlights
- Redwood City spends 14.7% less per student than Somerville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 65.1% higher in Redwood City than in Somerville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Redwood City had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Somerville
 Somerville, MARedwood City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%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 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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