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Walnut Creek, CA vs Myrtle Beach, SC

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- Myrtle Beach spends 17.7% less per student than Walnut Creek.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.2% lower in Myrtle Beach than in Walnut Creek. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Myrtle Beach had 7.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Walnut Creek
 Walnut Creek, CAMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,505$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,721$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5014573
 Students per Counselor584  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Walnut Creek    16 Reviews

Apart from the congestion, Walnut Creek is one of the best places in the San Francisco Bay Area to live. It is one of the most compact/walkable cities in the entire area  More

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Over 7 years ago

Almost all of Walnut Creek water comes from Pardee dam through an enclosed pipeline. That water is direct from the high Sierras. Among the best water quality in the  More

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Over 7 years ago

I grew up in Southern California and am no stranger to a more inland California climate. Before moving to WC I lived in San Francisco for 15 years where it is obviously  More

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Reviews for Myrtle Beach    56 Reviews

Coming from Massachusetts and New York state, I loved the weather, beach and change of lifestyle. Being an outgoing friendly person I met some nice people here along  More

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We were looking for a new city, and Myrtle Beach had had enough press that we were curious to check it out. A 30something and 40something couple, both of us have  More

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If I could give 4.5 instead of 5 I would because Id like to see the traffic flow better with more red lights and see more money put in to landscaping the roadways and  More

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