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Sun City, AZ vs Twentynine Palms, CA

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- Twentynine Palms spends 38.9% more per student than Sun City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.7% higher in Twentynine Palms than in Sun City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Twentynine Palms had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sun City
 Sun City, AZTwentynine Palms, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock131664573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Sun City    9 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

We are so happy to live in Sun City. The Sun City Recreation Centers are available for use by all citizens who pay the yearly membership (required). There are many  More

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Over 15 years ago

Sun City, Arizona is a great place to live either year round or as a snow bird. Sun City has wonderful recreation centers (8 and counting) with over 150 clubs with  More

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Over 15 years ago

I lived in Payson, but moved away searching for some Culture, drama, & musicals. I really enjoyed the hiking, and ourdoors living in Payson. After I recuperated from  More

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Reviews for Twentynine Palms    7 Reviews

Twentynine Palms is a really nice, i have a beautiful house... In 5 years, i almost never see anyone outside.. It is very creepy! No one says hi, or waves if you do  More

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Over 8 years ago

Housing is super cheap here. So we are mortgage free. Weather is hot and dry. Good to dry up inflammations. Las Vegas and Palm Springs are much hotter. 29Palms is a  More

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I work on the USMC base as a contractor and rent a house with my fiance. We live in a nice area of town, but the rent is $1550/mon, which by California standards is  More

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