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Springfield, MA vs Topanga, CA

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Highlights
- Topanga spends 18.6% less per student than Springfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 89.8% higher in Topanga than in Springfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Topanga had 22.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Springfield
 Springfield, MATopanga, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,553  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor319  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.3%1.5%
Reviews for Springfield    15 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Springfield is experiencing a rejeuvenation. Does the city have issues? Of course, what medium-sized city doesn't? During the past year, a new $1 billion MGM  More

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This city has a bad rep that is unwarranted. I just bought a terrific little house in a quiet and friendly neighborhood. Everywhere I go in this town, people are  More

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Over 11 years ago

I just moved to Springfield almost a year now. I moved there because I know the housing stock there is plentiful. It's also very affordable. The most affordable place to  More

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Reviews for Topanga    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Topanga is now completely crowded with Airbnbs! No one actually LIVES here anymore. I hear more and more stories about investors buying property here just so they can  More

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Topanga is a beautiful oasis and a wonderful, quiet mountain refuge in the middle of fast-paced Los Angeles. It’s still a hidden gem that few in the general populace  More

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Over 8 years ago

I own a house in Topanga now. People ask me all the time what it's like to live here so I thought I'd share my experience. I moved here from Santa Monica because I  More

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