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Sunnyvale, CA vs Silverdale, WA

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Highlights
- Silverdale spends 3.9% less per student than Sunnyvale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.5% lower in Silverdale than in Sunnyvale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Silverdale had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sunnyvale
 Sunnyvale, CASilverdale, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,675$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8354573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Silverdale    5 Reviews

I'm impressed by Silverdale industry. So many businesses! You can find just about anything you need in only a 2 mile radius. It's impressive that they fit so well and  More

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Lots of box stores, no real character or culture, rains a lot, skies are usually grey like the rest of the Puget Sound. Does have a good  More

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Last fall my husband and I visited the state of Washington to check out ideas for retirement locations...we fell in love with both Silverdale and Whidby Island. We  More

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