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Stamford, CT vs Alameda, CA

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Highlights
- Alameda spends 22.6% less per student than Stamford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 69.2% higher in Alameda than in Stamford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alameda had 3.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Stamford
 Stamford, CTAlameda, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor356  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for Stamford    22 Reviews

I've lived here for about 6 months and actually love it! I lived on Long Island, Queens, and Brooklyn here and there for 11 years, and you definitely appreciate how much  More

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I lived here 4 yrs coming from NY fir a better life for my son. I live with suster cant afford something on my own because for a 2 bdrm its over 2300 . Too many luxury  More

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Over 10 years ago

Fairfield county connecticut is the most expensive fully adjusted place to live in the contninental us. and its in  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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