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Costa Mesa, CA vs Cedar Park, TX

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- Cedar Park spends 17.4% less per student than Costa Mesa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.6% lower in Cedar Park than in Costa Mesa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cedar Park had 10.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Costa Mesa
 Costa Mesa, CACedar Park, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,613$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,560$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10934573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Costa Mesa    8 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Costa mesa has awesome shopping but is way too crowded and I have had 3 cars stolen in the past 5 years along with countless break-ins and theft. Expensive. Close to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Costa Mesa has a near perfect climate . . . plenty of sun but rarely over 100 degrees (our house doesn't even have AC). Nestled between Newport Beach and Huntington  More

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We have a good amount of low-income, medium-income, and relatively high-income  More

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Reviews for Cedar Park    11 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

this is where all the clout twitch streamers live (and round rock) lole. come here to get free viewers  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived in Cedar Park for more than 10 years .And Cedar park is the best place to live! It is not crowded like Austin, and it is not too small either. To summarize  More

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Over 12 years ago

Cedar Park is a mediocre city, at best. As far as weather, the extremely hot and long summers make the quality of life here next to horrible. Also, contrary to the  More

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