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Sunnyvale, CA vs Santa Fe, NM

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Highlights
- Santa Fe spends 17.7% less per student than Sunnyvale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.9% lower in Santa Fe than in Sunnyvale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Fe had 3.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sunnyvale
 Sunnyvale, CASanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,138$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,510$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14984573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 6 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 6 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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