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Carmel, IN vs Murrieta, CA

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Highlights
- Murrieta spends 9.2% more per student than Carmel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.9% higher in Murrieta than in Carmel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Murrieta had 5.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carmel
 Carmel, INMurrieta, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,578  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor1344  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Murrieta    39 Reviews

Paul · 
Over 2 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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