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Mission Viejo, CA vs Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- Tucson spends 29.6% less per student than Mission Viejo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.2% lower in Tucson than in Mission Viejo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tucson had 9.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mission Viejo

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 Mission Viejo, CATucson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,277$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911$8,897$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,037$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.2116.6616.23
 Students per Librarian1638314474573
 Students per Counselor595519530
 Grade School Educ.2.9%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%8.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.8%86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%25.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.0%8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.9%28.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.2%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Mission Viejo    22 Reviews

Beautiful, but for the wealthy. If you make less than 150K, you won't be able to afford to live here. Even for Southern California, MV is off-the-chart expensive. A  More

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Over 11 years ago

Mission Viejo does not charge a business license tax for businesses located in the community and home-based businesses are allowed under current zoning laws as long as  More

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Please give me your advisese i need to know how is the best place to live near los angeles, safe, earthquakes, snakes, best schools, no racism, etc...,i donĀ“t know  More

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Reviews for Tucson    286 Reviews

I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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Almost eight years and this place still hasn't grown on me. Or my spouse. The summers are oppressive, and the winters (thanks, climate change!) are now wet even though  More

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ZIPS IN MISSION VIEJO, CALIFORNIA
92691 92692
ZIPS IN TUCSON, ARIZONA
85710, 85706, 85705, 85719, 85713, 85756, 85711, 85730, 85745, 85712, 21 total

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