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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fairfax, VA vs Brea, CA

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Highlights
- Brea spends 13.1% less per student than Fairfax.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is % in Brea than in Fairfax. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brea had % residents who had graduated High School compared to Fairfax
 Fairfax, VABrea, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
Pupil/Teacher Ratio 23.2116.23
Reviews for Fairfax    28 Reviews

I lived in the area for 17 years through high school until I eventually became a truck driver. Having now seen most states extensively, I wanted to fairly review what  More

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Living in Fairfax, or any of the Northern Virginia suburbs of DC, means dealing with highways that are a Gordian knot of converging lanes and overpasses, making long  More

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Over 10 years ago

The Cost of living here is high. Though the standard of living is also high, unless you're making over 50,000/year, it's difficult to both live and build any sort of  More

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Reviews for Brea    10 Reviews

I have lived in Orange County and Los Angeles County for over 20 years. The cost of living has prompted 3 friends to move to the Central Valley, Oregon and Washington  More

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Over 12 years ago

I loved living here in Brea, CA for over 17 years. It is a great community. For being a small north Orange County city it has a lot to offer. Schools are really  More

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Great city in N. Orange County. Affordable with lots of  More

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