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Summit, NJ vs Redwood City, CA

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Highlights
- Redwood City spends 14.1% less per student than Summit.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 55.0% higher in Redwood City than in Summit. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Redwood City had 6.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Summit
 Summit, NJRedwood City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,528  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor377  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.69.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Summit    5 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

While there seems to be a good amount of cultural activities and diversity in this area, and it is done with the intention that it makes people feel diverse, when they  More

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Over 19 years ago

A very nice town. If you have lots of money to spend on housing and really want to be in Summit then it is worth it. The water and air quality are terrible. And as a  More

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Summit, NJ is a very expensive place to live. But the town does a great job of making it worth every penny. Community activities, train station, quite neighborhoods,  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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