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Tallahassee, FL vs Redwood City, CA

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Highlights
- Redwood City spends 79.7% more per student than Tallahassee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.5% higher in Redwood City than in Tallahassee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Redwood City had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tallahassee
 Tallahassee, FLRedwood City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,439  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor527  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Tallahassee    74 Reviews

My husband and I have been here for 5 years - we are not from Florida. Tallahassee is a very livable city. It is FULL of natural beauty and trees - you are surrounded by  More

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Tallahassee is backwards. The housing is abundant yet way overpriced. The utility bills are insane with many extra fees-much higher than average. Lots of drunk students  More

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I lived in Tallahassee from 1999 to 2002 as a college student at FSU. I was not a fan of the town back then, but now I absolutely love it. I have been living here (for  More

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Reviews for Redwood City    11 Reviews

(Caveating everything with "it's Bay Area prices") Redwood City is a large sprawling town where you can find just about anything you're looking for. There's great  More

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The entire Bay Area is ridiculous. You can't compare it to other areas. RWC is reasonably cheap for the area. I pay $5K for a rental townhouse in one of the many  More

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Lovely weather. Safe place to live (I live in Redwood Shores). The only thing that keeps this place from being 5 stars is the cost of housing. When you have to pay an  More

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