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Brooklyn, NY vs Mission Viejo, CA

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- Mission Viejo spends 19.0% less per student than Brooklyn.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 82.0% higher in Mission Viejo than in Brooklyn. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mission Viejo had 13.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Brooklyn
 Brooklyn, NYMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,855  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor2598  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Brooklyn    2 Reviews

Born in Downstate IE East Flatbush. Lived in Bushwick, Brownsville, Canarsie, Crown Heights, East New York and Back in East Flatbush now. If you know Brooklyn you'll  More

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I looooooove Brooklyn! So much culture! So many options of restaurants! So much diversity. It's one of the best places I've been to and lived. Granted, the commute is  More

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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 13 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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