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Urban Honolulu, HI vs Sunnyvale, CA

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- Sunnyvale spends 3.7% more per student than Urban Honolulu.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 49.9% higher in Sunnyvale than in Urban Honolulu. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sunnyvale had 3.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Urban Honolulu
 Urban Honolulu, HISunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,564  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor268  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.5%1.5%
Reviews for Urban Honolulu    14 Reviews

I’ve lived in Honolulu for over 40 years and watched a mediocre city decline until it’s nearly a 3rd world destination. Unbelievably expensive (one of the top 4 most  More

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It a hour or two. Wait a few years become richer by appreciation not pay unless a pro. No time share are good. Get real estate rent it out and sell when you need to and  More

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I have lived here, on and off, since 2008. Here are the pros and cons as I see them. Pros: Mostly very good weather, sunny all the time. Friendly laid back atmosphere.  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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