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Cave Creek, AZ vs Mission Viejo, CA

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- Mission Viejo spends 44.6% more per student than Cave Creek.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.2% higher in Mission Viejo than in Cave Creek. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mission Viejo had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cave Creek
 Cave Creek, AZMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor718  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.21.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Cave Creek    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Beautiful homes and area with larger parcels and horse properties. Wonderful people. Low crime. Great climate except 3 months of hell heat in the summer. But you can  More

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Cave Creek is beautiful especially if you make lots of money! It has a mix of down to earth people and affluent show boaters, heavy drinkers and bikers. Very eclectic.  More

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Over 11 years ago

The drawback to living in Cave Creek are the summers. If you can leave for 3-4 months and return in the fall, Cave Creek 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 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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