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Sunnyvale, CA vs Fort Washington, MD

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- Fort Washington spends 4.3% less per student than Sunnyvale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.7% lower in Fort Washington than in Sunnyvale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Washington had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sunnyvale
 Sunnyvale, CAFort Washington, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,603$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,718$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11554573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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Reviews for Fort Washington    2 Reviews

Excellent area - 15 minutes from DC and Alexandria - 1 exit away from MGM and National Harbor. Great value on home prices! This area is going to also be the home of  More

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Over 13 years ago

I just don't like it here, the people are definitely not friendly at all. At least it is only 15mins from D.C. So there is plenty to do. My favorite place to live would  More

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