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Thousand Oaks, CA vs Monterey, CA

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- Monterey spends 7.9% more per student than Thousand Oaks.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.5% lower in Monterey than in Thousand Oaks. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Monterey had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Thousand Oaks
 Thousand Oaks, CAMonterey, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,375$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,066  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,645$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock289524573
 Students per Counselor454  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Thousand Oaks    32 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

All you have to do is to check out the climate of Thousand Oaks on this site or on City-Data to see that the climate here in Thousand Oaks is perfect, if you don't like  More

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I've lived here my entire life, which I suppose isn't that long only 17 years. Its been a nice place to grow up, lots of opportunities and places to go as a kid. Park  More

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I have lived here over 10 years. I'm not sure what some of the reviewers are talking about, as it pertains to "nothing to do for kids" here. We have a fantastic Parks  More

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Reviews for Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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