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Sunnyvale, CA vs Watsonville, CA

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- Watsonville spends 11.1% less per student than Sunnyvale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.2% higher in Watsonville than in Sunnyvale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Watsonville had 31.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sunnyvale
 Sunnyvale, CAWatsonville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62714573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock27.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock63.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Watsonville    3 Reviews

We live in a nice area and love the climate but cost of living have gotten way out of hand. Vandals walk around smashing windows over and over without getting  More

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the cost of housing is slightly more affordable (just slightly). Close to the beach and near perfect weather. Especially during summer when it was 107 in San Jose' it  More

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Over 19 years ago

Nice neighborhood, but since moving here we have not felt a sense of  More

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