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Wayland, MA vs Redwood City, CA

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Highlights
- Redwood City spends 14.7% less per student than Wayland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 65.1% higher in Redwood City than in Wayland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Redwood City had 9.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wayland
 Wayland, MARedwood City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Wayland    1 Reviews

Wayland does not believe in living within a reasonable budget. This is due to the influx of wealthy two-income white collar families who think that spending money will  More

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Reviews for Redwood City    11 Reviews

(Caveating everything with "it's Bay Area prices") Redwood City is a large sprawling town where you can find just about anything you're looking for. There's great  More

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The entire Bay Area is ridiculous. You can't compare it to other areas. RWC is reasonably cheap for the area. I pay $5K for a rental townhouse in one of the many  More

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Lovely weather. Safe place to live (I live in Redwood Shores). The only thing that keeps this place from being 5 stars is the cost of housing. When you have to pay an  More

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