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Wilmington, NC vs Sunnyvale, CA

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Highlights
- Sunnyvale spends 49.5% more per student than Wilmington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 52.4% higher in Sunnyvale than in Wilmington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sunnyvale had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilmington
 Wilmington, NCSunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,597  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor282  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.5%1.5%
Reviews for Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More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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