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Twentynine Palms, CA vs Modesto, CA

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- Modesto spends 4.2% less per student than Twentynine Palms.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.5% lower in Modesto than in Twentynine Palms. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Modesto had 8.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Twentynine Palms
 Twentynine Palms, CAModesto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,058$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,724$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock467624573
 Students per Counselor531  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.36.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Twentynine Palms    7 Reviews

Twentynine Palms is a really nice, i have a beautiful house... In 5 years, i almost never see anyone outside.. It is very creepy! No one says hi, or waves if you do  More

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Over 8 years ago

Housing is super cheap here. So we are mortgage free. Weather is hot and dry. Good to dry up inflammations. Las Vegas and Palm Springs are much hotter. 29Palms is a  More

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I work on the USMC base as a contractor and rent a house with my fiance. We live in a nice area of town, but the rent is $1550/mon, which by California standards is  More

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Reviews for Modesto    35 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I was born and raised here (still currently live here) and there are some nice areas and not so nice areas. I really think we need to improve our community and create  More

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Over 4 years ago

It's fine. Lived here for over 10 years. Here's my breakdown. CONS: Crime rate: mostly on the westside, unless you live in better developed areas. Summer weather:  More

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I know this website is probably only for adults, which I am not, but I thought perhaps adults would like to hear a kid's perspective of things, you know, if any adult  More

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