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Eden Prairie, MN vs Mission Viejo, CA

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- Mission Viejo spends 20.8% less per student than Eden Prairie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.4% higher in Mission Viejo than in Eden Prairie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mission Viejo had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Eden Prairie
 Eden Prairie, MNMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,406  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor533  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Eden Prairie    8 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I have lived in Minnesota for 33 years and have worked in Eden Prairie for 10 years as a software developer. The Minnesota metro is known for its high number of fortune  More

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Over 10 years ago

Eden Prairie (EP) is a great place to live. Lots of shopping, plenty of restaurants, small businesses, large employers, low unemployment rate, only about 15 minutes to  More

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Winter starts in September and doesn't end until May. There is lots of snow, and from December - early April, white snow against gray skies will be the prevalent color,  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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