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Grass Valley, CA vs Mission Viejo, CA

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- Mission Viejo spends 31.4% less per student than Grass Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.4% higher in Mission Viejo than in Grass Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mission Viejo had 2.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grass Valley
 Grass Valley, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,261  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Grass Valley    15 Reviews

I've lived many places in California. I've now lived in Grass Valley for 2 years. Grass Valley and it's sister Nevada City are adorable little towns full of history and  More

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Grass valley has become a sad place to live. I was born and raised here and can no longer afford to raise my small family here. Look up the median annual wage and the  More

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I'm 25 years old and I've lived in this town all of my life, and I'm saving every single dollar I make to leave here and never come back. It's a shame, because at one  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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