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Sonoma, CA vs Redwood City, CA

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Highlights
- Redwood City spends 19.2% more per student than Sonoma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% lower in Redwood City than in Sonoma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Redwood City had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sonoma

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 Sonoma, CARedwood City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,850$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921$15,457$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,508$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.8219.7916.23
 Students per Librarian1424080554573
 Students per Counselor399431530
 Grade School Educ.3.0%6.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%5.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.9%88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%14.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.3%5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%52.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.7%15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%4.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%6.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Sonoma    12 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I love Sonoma. Moved here from Texas and I can't wait to live in this small town with country living all around. I hate all the drama and crime in Vallejo. I live in  More

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I have lived in Sonoma for 3 years now. I relocated after a brief stint in Salt Lake City but lived in San Francisco for 30 years before that. If you like small town  More

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The best aspects of living in Sonoma County,CA: Air quality is best that one can ask for and there is no severe weather. No hazardous weather driving or walking  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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ZIPS IN SONOMA, CALIFORNIA
95476
ZIPS IN REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA
94061 94063 94062 94065

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