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Crescent City, CA vs Murrieta, CA

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Highlights
- Murrieta spends 9.7% more per student than Crescent City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.6% higher in Murrieta than in Crescent City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Murrieta had 40.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Crescent City
 Crescent City, CAMurrieta, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,103  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor420  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.26.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Crescent City    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Weather sucks, people here are rude, politicians government workers corrupt, drug infested town, high crime, no good housing unless you want to live in drug infested  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here 10 years and the first few years were rough getting used to the humidity and rain but over time I've grown to embrace everything about this town the  More

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Beautiful scenery and good hiking and camping. Swimmingly and rafting in rivers is fun. Trees of mystery is pretty fun too. However the town is pretty seedy and  More

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Reviews for Murrieta    39 Reviews

Paul · 
Over 3 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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