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Washington, DC vs Walnut Creek, CA

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- Walnut Creek spends 49.8% less per student than Washington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 90.6% higher in Walnut Creek than in Washington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Walnut Creek had 5.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Washington
 Washington, DCWalnut Creek, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,069  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,565$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock75184573
 Students per Counselor445  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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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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