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Tacoma, WA vs Sunnyvale, CA

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Highlights
- Sunnyvale spends 0.2% more per student than Tacoma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.6% higher in Sunnyvale than in Tacoma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sunnyvale had 3.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tacoma
 Tacoma, WASunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.5%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 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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