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Murrieta, CA vs Placerville, CA

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Highlights
- Placerville spends 23.6% less per student than Murrieta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.3% lower in Placerville than in Murrieta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Placerville had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Murrieta

Education
 Murrieta, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,296$11,688$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,853$10,787$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,941$6,768$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.3622.5816.23
 Students per Librarian24953106814573
 Students per Counselor526767530
 Grade School Educ.3.3%4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%4.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.8%90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.1%25.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.8%12.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.9%26.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.5%5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%0.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Murrieta    39 Reviews

Paul · 
Over 1 years ago

Very expensive to rent here. Many apartments in Murrieta charge as much as $2,300 for a single bedroom. But this is California, so maybe it’s cheaper than LA or Orange  More

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I moved here for my wife's job. It's a cookie cutter middle class community that costs 2-3 times as much as Texas. Homes aren't custom. They are tract homes on small  More

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George · 

A great place to live and raise a family. It’s a quintessential bedroom community. Very safe. Violent crime is a rarity here. Property crime is very low here too.  More

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Reviews for Placerville    6 Reviews

We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to  More

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Over 11 years ago

We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We  More

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Over 16 years ago

Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state  More

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ZIPS IN MURRIETA, CALIFORNIA
92563 92562
ZIPS IN PLACERVILLE, CALIFORNIA
95667

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