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Tacoma, WA vs Mill Creek, WA

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- Mill Creek spends 3.5% less per student than Tacoma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.2% higher in Mill Creek than in Tacoma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mill Creek had 7.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tacoma
 Tacoma, WAMill Creek, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,718$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,118$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock15644573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 Mill Creek    3 Reviews

The State of Washington finds many, many ways to tax their residents, more so than anywhere else I have lived. I moved here from the Bay Area, and wish I had stayed in  More

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Over 17 years ago

We love it here been out of the south (baton rouge,la) for almost 3 years, but will not be able to stay because the standard of living is over the  More

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Over 19 years ago

When I lived there a few years ago, most houses were around 500K and up. IF that's your price range, the schools are good and the area is very pretty. Lots of  More

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