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Tacoma, WA vs Half Moon Bay, CA

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Highlights
- Half Moon Bay spends 9.4% more per student than Tacoma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.9% higher in Half Moon Bay than in Tacoma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Half Moon Bay had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tacoma
 Tacoma, WAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.4%1.5%
Reviews for Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 4 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  More

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Reviews for Half Moon Bay    3 Reviews

HMB has one of the best climates in the world. It also has some very good restaurants. You have the ocean on one side and scenic foothills to the east.It would be heaven  More

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Over 19 years ago

Rural coastal living in a great community close to San Francisco and Silicon  More

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Over 20 years ago

I lived in HMB for 17 years and loved (almost) every minute there. Beautiful hills to the east of the town and the Pacific ocean to the west. Close to San Francisco,  More

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