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Greenville, SC vs Murrieta, CA

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Highlights
- Murrieta spends 27.1% more per student than Greenville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 55.8% higher in Murrieta than in Greenville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Murrieta had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Greenville
 Greenville, SCMurrieta, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Greenville    94 Reviews

My wife and I were prospecting Greenville, looking for work and a place to raise our son and grow our family. There's nothing inherently wrong with Greenville. The  More

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Over 4 years ago

Thinking of moving there from Fl. The country and the mountains are the only place to be. Country southerners are God's people. I just hope all the liberal devils get  More

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I have been reading all the negative reviews on Greenville on this site because, as a SC native, I was curious as to why it only had a 2 star average rating from over 90  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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