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Sunnyvale, CA vs Lake Oswego, OR

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Highlights
- Lake Oswego spends 1.8% more per student than Sunnyvale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.9% lower in Lake Oswego than in Sunnyvale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Oswego had 5.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sunnyvale
 Sunnyvale, CALake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,730$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,998$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7444573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%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 Lake Oswego    14 Reviews

I have lived occasionally in Lake Oswego with my sister who married a LO man and found it very sweet. He was raised there by hard-working parents who had fantastic work  More

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Over 6 years ago

Retired in Lake Oswego to be close to family and Live in a beautiful little city. We call it Paradise. We’ve had part-time property in Oregon for 20 years and we have  More

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Ive lived here 22 years and it has gone from a charming small town to a congested pass thru neighborhood. People are rude, traffic a nightmare and we hate it here but  More

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