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Carmel, IN vs Mission Viejo, CA

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- Mission Viejo spends 9.1% more per student than Carmel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.0% higher in Mission Viejo than in Carmel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mission Viejo had 3.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carmel
 Carmel, INMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,578  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor1344  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Carmel    26 Reviews

I moved to Carmel from France and I lived there for 20 years. I moved to Indianapolis recently (I miss Carmel). I liked Carmel because it is clean, safe, pretty, it has  More

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This place has just about every corporate chain hotel imaginable. I come for business, and it is a nice place to do business. Carmel seems to sucking the corporate  More

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Over 10 years ago

Carmel is hands down the best place to live in  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 12 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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