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Turlock, CA vs Columbia, MD

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 27.4% more per student than Turlock.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.7% lower in Columbia than in Turlock. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 15.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Turlock
 Turlock, CAColumbia, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,636  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor729  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.7%1.5%
Reviews for Turlock    6 Reviews

I love how it's calm but I hate how it's overpopulated and not very environmentally friendly, there is so much fast food restaurants and not really any vegan or  More

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I have lived here for 35 years. I love this town. It is just the right size. Shopping is better here than in larger towns like Modesto. Traffic is heavy at tines, but  More

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Almost every time my husband and I go out to eat here, tables around us are always praying. Everything in this town seems to revolve around your Christian faith. When  More

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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